Speaker Fecteau pitches $250 million in state funding to offset federal health care cuts

Speaker Fecteau pitches $250 million in state funding to offset federal health care cuts

Maine House of Representatives Speaker Ryan Fecteau, flanked by legislative Democrats, called for a state investment of $250 million to offset federal health care cuts. (Photo by Eesha Pendharkar/ Maine Morning Star)Legislative leaders in Maine are calling for a $250 million investment in health care that would support a wide range of programs facing federal funding losses, from hospitals struggling to stay open to consumers who have seen a shar…