On Veterans Day, Rep. Gabe Vasquez Honors New Mexico Veterans and Pushes for More Support and Resources

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On November 11, 2026, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) thanked New Mexico’s veterans for their service and called on Congress to take urgent action to expand resources for veterans and ensure all veterans have full access to the benefits they deserve. He supports a bipartisan resolution honoring the service and sacrifice of America’s veterans, along with 89 other members of Congress.

“America’s veterans sacrifice so much to protect our way of life. We owe them our heartfelt thanks, and when they return home, whether that is an urban area like Albuquerque or a rural community like Socorro, they deserve easy access to the care, resources, and benefits they have earned,” said Vasquez. “The best way Congress can honor and thank America’s veterans is by passing solutions to improve their quality of life. I will keep working hard with my colleagues from both sides of the aisle to pass solutions like my Socorro Vet Center Act, the Feed Our Veterans Act, and the Major Richard Star Act. We can and must make progress on the key issues facing our veterans today, starting with healthcare access and ensuring no veteran goes hungry after they serve our country.”

Rep. Vasquez has worked tirelessly to deliver for New Mexico’s veterans:

• Introducing the Feed Our Veterans Act to combat food insecurity among veterans and reverse the new burdensome SNAP work requirements introduced under the Republican tax law last summer. 
• Supporting the Major Richard Star Act, legislation that would allow combat-injured veterans to receive both their full military retirement pay and VA disability compensation.
• Introducing the Socorro Vet Center Act, which would direct the VA to open a new veteran center in Socorro, providing free, confidential social and psychological support to veterans, service members and their families in southern New Mexico.
• Leading the New Mexico Rural Veteran Health Care Access Act, a bill to ensure that veterans in Otero and Eddy county can more easily access care at other facilities far closer to them.
• Introducing the Veteran Education Assistance Adjustment Act, bipartisan legislation to increase the yearly book and supply stipend for student veterans which hasn’t been updated since 2008. If passed, it would increase the stipend from $1,000 to $1,400 and adjust for inflation.

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