Doctors You Didn't Know Were Republican

David "Phil" Roe

David "Phil" Roe was born in Clarksville, Tennessee, in 1945. He attended Austin Peay State University and earned his Bachelor's in Biology with a chemistry minor in 1967. Phil Roe attended the University Of Tennessee, where he obtained his medical degree in 1970. Phil Roe spent two years serving in the United States Army Medical Corps shortly after receiving his medical degree. He had his OBGYN medical practice for thirty-one years in Johnson City, where he performed nearly five thousand newborn deliveries. Phil Roe leaned into politics when it became clear to him that the healthcare system in the United States needed reform. He first served as Mayor of Johnson City in Tennessee from 2007 to 2009 and got his seat in the United States House Of Representatives as a Republican in 2008, where he currently holds office.

Phil Roe has voted in agreement with President Donald Trump on various issues while he has been in office. Phil Roe voted against the bill for lowering prescription drug costs and reversing changes to the Affordable Care Act, as well as the bill for blocking the Trump administration from granting Affordable Care Act waivers to states. Phil Roe favored President Donald Trump's position by voting to support the bill for making changes to health savings accounts and allowing them to be used for over the counter medications. Phil Roe also voted to support the bill expanding eligibility for health savings accounts.

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