Protesters disrupt Rep. Brad Finstad's speech at Rochester chamber event
About 60 protesters interrupted Congressman Finstad's talks to oppose Medicaid and SNAP cuts included in a tax-and-spending bill that may increase federal deficits by $3.4 trillion, officials said.
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Protestors disrupt U.S. Rep. Brad Finstad's public stops in Rochester
Amid shouts and heckles from Indivisible group protestors, the Olmsted County Board recessed a meeting Tuesday with southern Minnesota's GOP Rep. Brad Finstad after protestors disagreed with how Finstad described Medicaid and SNAP benefit recipients.
Protesters disrupt Rep. Brad Finstad's speech at Rochester chamber event
ROCHESTER — Protesters disrupted the early stages of an event on Tuesday sponsored by the Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce that featured GOP Congressman Brad Finstad as the headline speaker, signaling disagreement with his vote for a tax-and-spending bill signed by President Donald Trump last month. On five occasions, people from the audience jumped from their seats and began yelling at Finstad as he began his address. They were protesting the…
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