David Roe

I am very pleased to see Ohio taking action to provide our veterans with new and innovative individualized care and treatment options.

I appreciate this opportunity to share with you my support for the House Veterans Affairs Committee examining the effectiveness of a non-invasive procedure called Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation or TMS as a treatment option for veterans…

We can not keep doing exactly the same thing that we have been doing all these years.

I am a perfect example of a veteran who is a Category 8 that can not go to the VA. If I needed those services, where would I go?

We have reduced Guard suicide rates by almost 70 percent in the State of Tennessee.

I believe it is our responsibility as a Committee to expand the resources available to them.

Some of the boldest and best ideas for solving the issues facing our Nation and our Heroes come from outside the beltway.

I was proud to chair the Committee's first ever Member Day last year.

If they want to organize, they should be able to do that. If they don't, they should also have that right.

I think one of the most important things in this free society that we live in is a secret ballot.

This is the best economy in my lifetime.

I think that the VA--as a matter of fact I can unequivocally say that between when I came on this Committee in 2009 and now, the VA is doing a much better job.

The two most important people in my office was the first person to answer the phone when the patient called in to make that appointment and the person that greeted them when they came in.

I want to commend the VA for it has absolutely improved since 2014, there is no question about that.

Oh, I think it is a noble goal, I mean, I absolutely do, it is just hard for me to believe it can be carried out.

Well, my bet is that I will call before the end of the day that refutes that, that would be my bet.

Thank you, Dr. Kizer, for taking time out of your busy schedule to share your expertise with us this morning.

We would be remiss if we do not take a moment to acknowledge the many ways in which access to care for veterans has improved since 2014.

Veterans have a right to make informed choices about where to receive care; however, that choice is dependent on transparent and accurate information about wait times.

The problem was access.

The way you have a noncoercive--the way it is noncoercive is you pull the curtain and you get to vote in a secret ballot.

I found it hypocritical that when we developed the USMCA, that we had people on this committee right here insist that part of the MCA agreement that workers in Mexico had a right to a secret ballot, which I totally agree with, but we are…

I have a very strong feeling. I put on a uniform and left this country to go to Southeast Asia over 40 years ago to protect your right to have a secret ballot.

I think in the private business asking for the same protections with private dollars as with public dollars when they have to provide a service they don't think they should.

The question I have is will I be forced to perform something that I believe is wrong, which is an abortion.