READOUT: Heinrich Discusses Efforts To Keep Health Care Services Available To Rural Veterans During Listening Session In Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS, N.M. – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) met with Las Vegas-area veterans to hear how recommendations that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs provided for the Asset and Infrastructure Review Commission, could impact the delivery of health care services at the community-based outpatient clinics (CBOC) in Las Vegas.
PHOTOS: Heinrich Discusses Efforts To Keep Health Care Services Available For Rural New Mexicans
The recommendations from the VA would also affected CBOC locations in Gallup, Española, and Raton.
Senator Heinrich, Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee that oversees VA funding, has been vocal in his opposition to the VA recommendations. During today’s listening session, he expressed that he will fight like hell every step of the way to save these clinics and improve access to the quality care and benefits that our veterans earned through their service.
Senator Heinrich was joined today by New Mexico VA Healthcare System Director Robert McKenrick (COL Retired).
Additional resources:
- Heinrich Statement On VA’s Recommendations To The Asset And Infrastructure Review Commission
- Heinrich, Luján Object To A VA Recommendation That Could Harm Veteran Services In Rural New Mexico
- Heinrich, Luján Join Bipartisan Call To Keep VA Medical Services Available For Rural, Elderly Veterans
- Heinrich, Luján, Leger Fernández Invite VA Secretary To New Mexico Amid Potential Closure Of Four Rural VA Health Care Clinics
- Senator Heinrich was present for the grand openings of both the Raton and GallupCBOCs in 2013 and 2015, respectively.
