Harry Teague
U.S. Rep. Harry Teague, D-N.M., will host a field hearing of the House Veterans Affairs Health Subcommittee on Monday in Las Cruces.
The hearing, which is open to the public, will be held in the Doña Ana Room in Corbett Center on the New Mexico State University campus. It starts at 2 p.m.
The hearing will focus on providing essential services to veterans. It will include three panels to address “the unique issues facing Southern New Mexico’s veterans,” according to a news release from Teague’s office. Panelists will include local veterans and representatives of local veterans’ organizations and state government.
To deal with the problem of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Teague has sought mandatory mental health assessments for service members upon induction, before and after deployment and before discharge. He recently led a bi-partisan group in forming the Invisible Wounds Caucus to promote awareness of and help address mental health issues in the military.