WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN) released the following statement after speaking on the House floor in support of H.R. 4910, the Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act. This bill will require the U.S. Department of Interior to provide an outer burial receptacle for each new grave of eligible veterans and family members interred in a veterans cemetery under the control of the National Park Service, and includes the Andrew Joh...
Last month, historic steps were taken by South Korean president Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un as they shook hands in Panmunjom in the Joint Security Area of the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) after years of hostilities. While Kim Jong-Un has given us reason to be skeptical over the years, I am cautiously optimistic that thanks in part to President Trump’s leadership, and in part because of sanctions from the international commu...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN) announced the following winners of the 2018 Congressional Art Competition in the First District of Tennessee: First Place: Chloe Cox – Daniel Boone High School Second Place: Seth Brown – Greeneville High School Third Place: Gunilla Victoria Kemmann – Greeneville High School Honorable Mentions: Julio Frias – Morristown East High School Chloe Ledes – Science Hill High School Art Teacher: Robb Hou...
Since coming to Congress, there are three groups I’ve always said I’ll never apologize for helping: active duty military, veterans and farmers. There’s no question America wouldn’t be as strong as we are without our men and women in agriculture, which is why I am committed to advocating for Tennessee farmers as this year’s Farm Bill moves through Congress. Growing up, I worked on a tobacco farm; that work convinced me that chemistry wasn’t so har...