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During Phil Roe s Tenure, the VA Budget Nearly Tripled. But He Still Fears It Isn t Enough In this July 17, 2018, file photo, House Veterans Affairs Chair Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tenn., speaks during a subcommittee hearing about the Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) 17 Dec 2020 During his 12 years in Congress, Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tenn., has seen the Department of Veterans Affairs budget balloon from $94 billion in 2008 to $240 billion this year. But as he prepares to retire, he has lingering doubts about how well the money was spent. Throwing more money at something doesn t mean you get a better outcome, Roe, who will go home to Johnson City, Tennessee, when the new Congress is sworn in next month, cautioned the incoming Biden administration. ....
Of them. this isn t about politics. this is about making sure the person who runs the v.a. is the person that s right for the job. senator john tester of montana, you have your work cut out for you. do you think they ll be a public hearing at this point? i think yeah, high possibility they ll be a public hearing once we get to the bottom of this. that s on chairman isakson s desk. i think johnnie and i both realize that we need some time to find out what the facts are. john tester of montana, thanks so much for being with us helping us try to understand what s going on here. it s not easy. thank you. all right. a fascinating and welcomed sight outside washington today, the republican congressional baseball team at practice getting ready for the game. you ll remember it was one year ago that a gunman very nearly killed the house majority whip steve scalise, wounded three others at the practice of this team. they are back on the field today. joe johns is there. ....