Georgia Fair Share Protests 'Sequester' Cuts
Georgia Fair Share delivered a banner signed by Gwinnett citizens concerned about cutbacks should Congress not be able to reach an agreement to U.S. Rep. Rob Woodall's Lawrenceville office. Watch video.
With the clock ticking in Washington, D.C., protestors held a rally asking Congress to reach a deal before drastic cuts -- referred as to "sequestering" -- go into effect on March 1st. The group Georgia Fair Share gathered outside the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center in Lawrenceville Wednesday morning holding up a 35-foot banner. The banner was made up of dozens of pages of signatures from concerned Gwinnett citizens. They then rolled up the banner, walked to Congressman Rob Woodall's office and delivered the petition to his office. Georgia Fair Share is asking Woodall and Congress to prevent the sequester by closing corporate tax loopholes and ending outdated subsidies. “Congress has an opportunity to stop budget cuts that will …
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