WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich issued the following news release:
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and members of the N.M. Congressional Delegation, including U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.), sent a letter pressing U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins to ensure New Mexico veterans' unique needs are not diminished in the agency's planned reorganization of the Veterans Integrated Services Network (VISN) structure into five regional networks under the VA RISE Initiative.
New Mexico is home to more than 125,000 veterans, many of whom live in rural communities where acces...