Today, Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following opinion piece in The Ripon Society in honor of Veterans Day.
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Burn Pits Cannot be the Next Agent Orange
By Mike Bost
The Ripon Forum
Volume 55, No. 5
Veterans Day 2021
“Every day I wonder, ‘is today the day that toxic exposure… Read more »
This week, Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, penned an opinion piece in The Southern in honor of Memorial Day.
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Honoring Those Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice
Congressman Mike Bost
Ranking Member, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
May 31, 2021
153 years ago, Southern Illinois’ own,… Read more »
A Crisis We Cannot Ignore
By: Dr. Phil Roe
9/3/2020
Long before COVID-19, America was grappling with another deadly affliction – veteran suicide. Every day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, for two decades and counting, an average of 20 servicemembers and veterans die by suicide. That amounts to 140 lives lost every week, 7,280 lives lost every year, and 145,600 lives lost since… Read more »
This week, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, penned an essay in The Ripon Forum in honor of Veterans Day.
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Be Grateful for the Many Sacrifices that Keep Us Free
The Ripon Forum
Volume 53, No. 5
By: Dr. Phil Roe
11/4/19
Every year on November 11th, Americans pay tribute to the men and women who… Read more »
In honor of Memorial Day, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs penned the below op-ed in The Washington Times:
Memorial Day is a day we pay tribute to the men and women… Read more »
Chairman Roe and Ranking Member Walz penned this op-ed on ArmyTimes.com.
September is National Suicide Prevention Month, and as legislators and leaders of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, we have a duty to ensure veterans contemplating ending their lives have access to the tools and resources they need to know they are not alone.
Recent data released by the… Read more »
Chairman Roe penned this op-ed on Medium.
Each Memorial Day, we pause to pay tribute to the brave men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice to protect the freedoms we hold dear. We owe them a debt we can never fully repay, which is exactly why we must strive to honor their service any way we can. One way to do that is to take care of the loved ones they leave behind.
I’m proud… Read more »
Chairman Dr. Phil Roe and Senators Marco Rubio and Johnny Isakson, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, penned this op-ed for Military Times:
The vast majority of Americans value their jobs and understand they are accountable for their work. They know that if they perform poorly, there will be consequences, and if they engage in illegal behavior, they will likely be… Read more »
Chairman Dr. Phil Roe penned this piece for Military Times.
I can still remember the look on Johnny Parham’s face when I passed him the baton during our 2-mile high school relay race. We were pretty good, if I do say so myself. Johnny was my friend. Even though it’s difficult for me to get through, I still tell his story because, even after all of these years, I often… Read more »
The VA must be held accountable. Here’s what Congress needs to do
By Chairman Phil Roe, M.D.
FoxNews.com
A recent study completed by the U.S. Government Accountability Office found that, on average, it takes six months to a year to remove a permanent civil servant in the federal government. Oftentimes, it takes even longer.
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is not exempt… Read more »
