Martin Heinrich’s Town Hall Meeting with our Local Veterans

For two and a half hours this evening Congressman Martin Heinrich listened to Veterans tell him their problems. He stayed for an hour after the meeting was intended to end just to hear from veterans. Heath care or the lack of it was a major theme in the meeting. Second was education and the difficulty in getting it approved. One Veteran was so angry that he could only say his peace and them marched out of the hall.

We should never have to tell someone who has served their country with honor that they need to stick with it when it comes to getting the benefits they are entitled to in the first place. The process should never be that hard on veterans who are sick or weaken by war. I could tell by Congressman Heinrich’s reaction that all he wanted to do was help these veterans. He had staff in the back of the room ready and waiting to assist each veteran who stood up and told their story.

I picked up the card of his Veteran Constituent Liaison at the meeting. His name is Miguel Negrete and his phone number is (505) 346-6781. If you know a veteran who needs help or if you are a veteran who needs help this is the person to contact so that Congressman Heinrich can make sure that your issues are dealt with in a fair and reasonable manner. I am sure that Congressman Heinrich will do everything he can in order to help the men and women of this state who serve our country.