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Missoula Rally Criticizes $45 Million Army Birthday Spending, Urges Opposition to ‘Big Ugly Bill’
Summary
Organizers and speakers at a Missoula rally criticized a reported $45 million federal expenditure on an Army birthday event and urged attendees to contact national legislators to oppose a package of cuts speakers called the “big ugly bill,” saying it threatens Medicaid, school meal funding and veterans’ services.
At a rally in Missoula, community organizers and speakers criticized what they called an excessive federal expenditure on an Army birthday event and urged attendees to pressure national legislators to oppose a package of federal cuts called the “big ugly bill.” Organizers said the bill would threaten Medicaid, school meal funding and other programs that serve children and veterans.
Rose, a founder of Missoula Resists, told the crowd “holding a military birthday party with…
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