In the wake of the Roe v. Wade decision, some estimates show over 61 million successful abortions have been performed in the U.S. since 1973. The fact there are elected officials in places like New York and Virginia – and the U.S. House – who are working to extend the timeline of abortion availability right up until the moment of birth sickens me to my core. In my over 31 years of practice as an OB/GYN, I delivered nearly 5,000 babies and remember holding them in my hands and giving them to thei... Read more

WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) released the following statement after leading a letter to the House Appropriations Committee with Rep. Ron Kind (D-Wis.) signed by 76 bipartisan colleagues supporting National Park Service funding: “America’s national parks are a true national treasure. I am proud to join Rep. Ron Kind and 76 bipartisan colleagues in urging the Committee on Appropriations to continue funding to protect our parks enjoyed by so many Americans and internationa... Read more

WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) signed a discharge petition and offered a unanimous consent request in an attempt to bring H.R. 962, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Act, to the House floor for consideration. Roe issued the following statement: “I am proud to stand with my Republican colleagues, pro-life advocates and abortion survivors urging House Democrat leadership to bring the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Act to the House floor for a vote. Since seeing attempts in s... Read more

WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) released the following statement after submitting a letter to the Committee on Appropriations with 16 bipartisan colleagues in support of Fiscal Year 2020 (FY 20) funding for the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC): “The Appalachian region faces numerous challenges that stretch across state boundaries, and ARC is doing important work to support this region. I am pleased President Trump’s budget includes funding for this program, which prov... Read more

WASHINGTON D.C. – Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) released the following statement on Vietnam Veterans Day: "This Vietnam Veterans day we honor our Nation's heroes who fought for liberty and against the spread of communism. As a Vietnam-era veteran myself, it pains me to remember how Vietnam veterans were treated when they returned from war. Today serves as a reminder not just to honor them, but also to never again let the disapproval of a war impede the respect that all servicemembers deserve for... Read more

“WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) introduced H.R. 1956, Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Act with Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) and Mike Thompson (D-Calif.), and released the following statement: “As a former small business owner, I knew one of my top priorities was to ensure a safe work environment for my employees by creating a culture of safety within my former practice,” said Roe. “For these reasons, I am proud to work with my colleagues from bot... Read more

The ongoing national security and humanitarian crisis along our southern border is worsening and action is sorely needed to deal with it. Since October 2018, there have been 271,140 apprehensions by U.S. Border Patrol, a staggering number of migrants that are overwhelming our border patrol agents and support personnel. Law enforcement officers have encountered 1,522 criminal aliens with outstanding wants or warrants out of 2,034 total criminal aliens encountered. On top of that, agents have also... Read more

WASHINGTON D.C. – Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) released the following statement after cosponsoring the WAGE Equity Act and voting against H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act: “Discrimination based on sex, race, color, national origin and religion is already illegal, but I voted against H.R. 7 because instead of working to promote legislation to meet the needs of the modern workforce, this legislation will primarily benefit trial lawyers by creating more opportunities for frivolous litigation,” sa... Read more

WASHINGTON D.C. – Yesterday, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) reintroduced H.R. 1855, the Employee Rights Act (ERA). Original cosponsors include Reps. Virginia Foxx, Bradley Byrne, Rick Allen, James Comer, Francis Rooney, Mark Walker, Jim Banks, Ron Wright, Joe Wilson, Ted Budd, Scott DesJarlais and Tom McClintock. Rep. Roe released the following statement: “Today, Democrats on the Education and Labor Committee held a hearing about protecting workers’ right to form a union,” said Roe. “If we really... Read more

WASHINGTON D.C. – Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) released the following statement after voting in favor of upholding President Trump’s veto of H.J.Res. 46, a resolution to terminate President Trump’s national emergency declaration regarding the crisis on our southern border: “I was proud to support President Trump’s veto of this politically-motivated resolution, and I’m glad the president’s plan to repurpose previously appropriated funds to continue the construction of a wall along our southern b... Read more