the Manchester VA facility was demoted from a full service hospital during John Sununu's time in congress
SupportedChris Pappas, at New Hampshire U.S. Senate General Election Debate (WMUR)
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Why we checked itSpecific historical claim about a policy decision tied to a named official and a named facility - verifiable against VA and congressional records
What we foundThe Manchester VA facility did lose its full-service hospital status during John Sununu's time in Congress, with the closure of acute care beds occurring in November 1999 and confirmed as complete by 2001, while Sununu served from 1997 to 2009.