| Congressman Gabe Vasquez is taking decisive action to provide support for New Mexico’s veterans, active duty servicemembers, and military families.
Vasquez voted to provide over $450 billion in federal investment to critical services for veterans, active duty servicemembers and their families – from improving housing and child care services, to helping lower the cost of health care and education, to increasing services for Borderland residents.
“Those who raise their hand to serve and protect our country, whether they are currently serving or [have] served our nation honorably, deserve a good home, good health care, and a good life for their family.” – Rep. Vasquez
DCCC Spokesperson Anna Elsasser:
“Congressman Gabe Vasquez is working to deliver real solutions for New Mexico’s servicemembers and military families. Vasquez will always put the wellbeing of New Mexico’s veterans and servicemembers first, and this is just the latest example of that commitment.”
Read more about Vasquez’s work:
KVIA: US Rep. Gabe Vasquez votes for $469 billion bill to fund New Mexico veterans, military families
- U.S. Representative Gabe Vazquez voted to support $469 billion in funding for veterans and active-duty servicemembers in New Mexico…
- Rep. Vasquez voted in favor of the Fiscal Year 2027 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, which provides money for veterans’ benefits, health care, housing and other investments for military families.
- The bill breaks down into $19.2 billion…to invest in improving housing and child development centers for military families, Rep. Vasquez said.
- The bill also includes $450.29 billion for the Department of Veterans Affairs to make health care, education and other veteran benefits more affordable.
- “Those who raise their hand to serve and protect our country, whether they are currently serving or [have] served our nation honorably, deserve a good home, good health care, and a good life for their family.” – Rep. Vasquez
- He also… introduced amendments to the bill that would impact Borderland residents. Those amendments include:
- Legislation to allow Otero County veterans to access care through the El Paso Veterans Integrated Service Network
- Legislation to rename the Community-Based Outpatient Clinic in Las Cruces to memorialize more than 1,800 New Mexicans who died in World War II. Rep. Vasquez said almost half of the New Mexicans who served in Bataan died in battle, as prisoners of war and after liberation.
- Legislation to increase book and supply stipends for student veterans from $1,000 to $1,400 — [making necessary adjustments for inflation for the first time since 2008.]
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