Rep. Phil Roe

Republican  •  1st District, Tennessee  •  2nd Term  •  Sworn In 2009
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06/02/12
New housing subdivision to bring affordable homes to Carter County

Annika Hampton from the Elizabethton/Carter County Chamber of Commerce and John Abe Teague from Congressman Phil Roe’s office. Also at Friday’s event were Eastern Eight Chairman Stephen Dixon and Joe Woody of the U.S. Department of ...

Source: Elizabethton Star
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06/01/12
Milk mogul Mayfield, young Wamp in 'blood sport' race with Fleischmann

Former U.S. Rep. David Davis was the last incumbent to lose when he was beaten by fellow Republican Phil Roe in 2008. Fleischmann can expect to come in for increased attacks from his opponents over questions about his effectiveness in Congress ...

Source: Paris Post-Intelligencer
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06/01/12
Roe Laughs Off Question About Being GOP Veep

Wrestling with the national healthcare crisis and trying to make sure veterans get the benefits they're due are the priority items on U.S. Rep. Phil Roe's agenda at the moment, he indicated Thursday. But in a presidential election year, the two-term GOP ..

Source: Greeneville Sun
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06/01/12
Phil Roe wants to give Dept. of Veterans Affairs ability to strengthen services

U.S. Rep. Phil Roe, R-Johnson City, wants to give the Department of Veterans Affairs the ability to strengthen the services it offers by changing its funding cycle to a two-year period. But he is not likely on even a long list for the vice ...

Source: TriCities.com
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05/31/12
Roe says VA is exempt from automatic spending cuts

U.S. Rep. Phil Roe said Thursday the Department of Veterans Affairs will be exempt from automatic spending cuts called for in the 2011 Budget Control Act. Roe, a member of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, noted the VA won’t be held to ...

Source: Kingsport Times-News
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05/30/12
Campaign tougher for Mayfield than pitching milk

Former U.S. Rep. David Davis was the last incumbent to lose when he was beaten by fellow Republican Phil Roe in 2008. Fleischmann can expect to come in for increased attacks from his opponents over questions about his effectiveness in Congress ...

Source: Syracuse Post-Standard
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05/30/12
Campaign tougher for Mayfield than pitching milk

...in a primary since 1966. Former U.S. Rep. David Davis was the last incumbent to lose when he was beaten by fellow Republican Phil Roe in 2008. Fleischmann can expect to come in for increased attacks from his opponents over questions about his effectiven

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05/29/12
Roe should support people’s choice

Not unlike the invocations in the Catholic all-saints litany, the e-newsletters by U.S. Rep. Phil Roe (TN-01)have some constant refrains. No matter the type of issue involved — economic recovery, job creation, education, greater energy independence for .

Source: Herald and Tribune
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05/28/12
There’s no need for Roe to talk down to constituents

Our own Congressman Phil Roe, R-1st, was found to be speaking on the lowest grade level at 8.64. Next came Congressman Scott DesJarlais, R-4th, who communicates at a 9.87. “Today’s Congress speaks at about a 10.6 grade level, down from a hig ...

Source: Johnson City Press
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05/28/12
NFL pushes HGH testing to Congress

... Rep. Phil Roe, caucus vice chair, authorized the letter to the 21 members of the "GOP Doc Caucus". The most recent CBA has a provision that would begin HGH testing. However, the players union has asked for more data to prove the tests are reliable.

Source: WMUR.com
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05/27/12
Gail Kerr: You can help stop Tennessee Walking Horse abuse

Lamar Alexander: 202-224-4944;www.alexander. senate.gov/public/ U.S. Sen. Bob Corker: 202-224-3344;www.corker.senate.gov/public/ District 1 U.S. Rep. Phil Roe: 202-225-6356;http://roe.house.gov/ District 2 U.S. Rep. John J. Duncan Jr.: 202-225 ...

Source: Nashville Tennessean
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05/26/12
NFL pushes HGH testing to Congress

... Rep. Phil Roe, caucus vice chair, authorized the letter to the 21 members of the "GOP Doc Caucus". The most recent CBA has a provision that would begin HGH testing. However, the players union has asked for more data to prove the tests are reliable.

Source: WGAL
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05/23/12
EpiPen laws spreading, but not fast enough

Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and Rep. Phil Roe (R-Tenn) wrote on a blog for the Hill after meeting with Pendleton. The two have introduced legislation that would provide incentives for states to enact EpiPen laws. “There are no Republican or Democratic ...

Source: Washington Post
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05/23/12
EpiPen laws spreading, but not fast enough

...we are determined to see the School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act passed into law,” Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and Rep. Phil Roe (R-Tenn) wrote on a blog for the Hill after meeting with Pendleton. The two have introduced legislation that would prov

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05/22/12
Bill aims to make epinephrine in schools mandatory

A new bill co-sponsored by United States Congressman, Dr. Phil Roe, hopes to make epinephrine shots in schools mandatory across the country. Currently only Nebraska and Virginia have laws in place requiring schools to stock epinephrine and ...

Source: TriCities.com
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05/22/12
State GOP chairman rallies Republicans in Unicoi County

“I’ve got to tell you, and I think Congressman (Phil) Roe agreed, is that we cannot stand four more years of President Obama’s administration and what they are trying to force down our throats.”

Source: Johnson City Press
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05/22/12
Lawmakers' speaking levels drop to that of 10th-grader

Phil Roe, R-Johnson City, at 8.64 and Scott DesJarlais, R-Jasper, at 9.87. Both men graduated from medical schools. The top Tennessee rating went to Republican Rep. Stephen Fincher, a farmer who gives the Crockett County community of Frog Jump ...

Source: Nashville Tennessean
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05/22/12
Lawmakers' speaking levels drop to that of 10th-grader

...the release says. In the Tennessee delegation, the lowest grade level went to two of the most highly educated members, Reps. Phil Roe, R-Johnson City, at 8.64 and Scott DesJarlais, R-Jasper, at 9.87. Both men graduated from medical schools. The top Tenn

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05/22/12
Comprehending Congress: TN delegation speaks at lower grade level

...the release says. In the Tennessee delegation, the lowest grade level went to two of the most highly educated members, Reps. Phil Roe, R-Johnson City, at 8.64 and Scott DesJarlais, R-Jasper, at 9.87. Both men are physicians who graduated from medical sc

Source: KnoxNews
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05/21/12
Comprehending Congress: TN delegation speaks at lower grade level

Phil Roe, R-Johnson City, at 8.64 and Scott DesJarlais, R-Jasper, at 9.87. Both men are physicians who graduated from medical schools. The top Tennessee rating went to Republican Rep. Stephen Fincher, a farmer who gives the Crockett County ...

Source: Knoxville News Sentinel
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05/17/12
The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network and Families of Kids Lost to Food Allergies Mobilize on Capitol Hill

U.S. Representatives Phil Roe, M.D., (R-TN) and Steny Hoyer (D-MD), who introduced ... “I am pleased to partner with Rep. Roe to offer the School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act so that no parent has to worry about life-threatening allergic reactions

Source: Business Wire
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05/16/12
Hoyer Remarks at Bipartisan Briefing on School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act

WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) delivered remarks today at a bipartisan briefing on the School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act, which he sponsored with Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN). Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery ...

Source: News Room America
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05/16/12
The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network and Families of Kids Lost to Food Allergies Mobilize on Capitol Hill

U.S. Representatives Phil Roe, M.D., (R-TN) and Steny Hoyer (D-MD), who introduced ... "I am pleased to partner with Rep. Roe to offer the School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act so that no parent has to worry about life-threatening allergic ...

Source: Marketwatch
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05/16/12
The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network and Families of Kids Lost to Food Allergies Mobilize on Capitol Hill

U.S. Representatives Phil Roe, M.D., (R-TN) and Steny Hoyer (D-MD), who introduced ... “I am pleased to partner with Rep. Roe to offer the School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act so that no parent has to worry about life-threatening allergic reactions

Source: Business Wire
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05/16/12
Term Limits?

But Davis was defeated in the next election by now incumbent Congressman Phil Roe. Of the 18 people who have served in Congress since 2001 there have been only two who defeated incumbents—DesJarlais over Lincoln Davis and Roe over David Davis.

Source: Metro Pulse
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05/16/12
ETSU Alumni Association honors 2012 Alumni Award winners

Two award-winners reside in the Lakeway Area. U.S. Rep. Phil Roe of Jefferson City, who represents the First Congressional District of Tennessee, including Lakeway Area counties Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins and Jefferson, was named an honorary

Source: Citizen Tribune
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05/16/12
Two groups of lawmakers are Asia-bound over the House break

...was on board, because of “security” concerns. But we’re hearing others who might be going include GOP Reps. Virginia Foxx (N.C.), Phil Roe (Tenn.), Erik Paulsen (Minn.) and Tim Walberg (Mich.) and Democratic Rep. Mike McIntyre (N.C.), plus spouses

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05/16/12
The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network and Families of Kids Lost to Food Allergies Mobilize on Capitol Hill

...should die in school because the epinephrine in the nurse’s office was prescribed to someone else.” U.S. Representatives Phil Roe, M.D., (R-TN) and Steny Hoyer (D-MD), who introduced the legislation last fall in the House, hosted a Congressional bri

Source: Business Wire
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05/15/12
Roe to speak at area luncheon May 29

Dr. Phil Roe, a Tennessee native and U.S. Congressman representing the First Congressional District of Tennessee, will join the American Advertising Federation of Northeast Tennessee as a guest speaker on Tuesday, May 29. A luncheon will be held at the ...

Source: Herald and Tribune
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05/15/12
Freshmen who vowed change spent millions of tax dollars on mailings

...Memphis: $28,248, No. 267 7) Jim Cooper (D), Nashville: $3,487, No. 319 8) Marsha Blackburn (R), Brentwood: $1,936, No. 335 9) Phil Roe (R), Johnson City: $0 Source: House of Representatives By LEDYARD KING and ELIZABETH BEWLEY, Gannett Washington Burea

Source: WBIR
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