Politics & Government
(Video) Gwinnett Group Asks Congress to Avoid U.S. 'Sequester'
Georgia Fair Share presented U.S. Rep. Rob Woodall with a banner signed by Gwinnett citizens. Watch the video of the group presenting the petition to Woodall's office in Lawrenceville, Ga.
With the clock ticking in Washington, D.C., protesters held a rally Wednesday (February 27) in Gwinnett County asking Congress to reach a deal before drastic budget cuts -- referred to as the federal "sequester" -- go into effect on Friday, March 1.
The group Georgia Fair Share gathered outside the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center in Lawrenceville, Ga., 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.
Georgia Fair Share is asking Woodall and Congress to prevent the sequester by closing corporate tax loopholes and ending outdated subsidies.
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