CONWAY — U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) visited MaineHealth Memorial Hospital in North Conway on Tuesday, Aug. 12, and discussed impacts of health care cuts in the Republican-led “Big Beautiful Bill,” termed by Democrats as the “Big Beautiful Betrayal.”
At Memorial, Shaheen was given a tour by hospital president Tricia Costigan, then met with staff for a roundtable discussion to address impacts of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which President Donald Trump signed into law last month.
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