WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich issued the following news release:

U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich led U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.), and Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) to urge (https://www.heinrich.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/heinrich_leads_nmtexascolleaguestourgetrumpadministrationtoreverseratecutsforveteransessentialhomecareservices.pdf) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins to reverse the Trump administration's cuts to reimbursement rates for essential home health care services for veterans across New Mexico and parts of Texas.

Due to the Trump Administration's cuts, as of January 1, 2026, the rei...