Fiscal Conservatives Plan ‘Largest Gathering Ever’

By Katharine Q. Seelye

A demonstration against government spending and “socialized health care” planned for Sept. 12 in Washington could become “the largest gathering of fiscal conservatives ever,” organizers said on Thursday.

Among the sponsors of the march is FreedomWorks, a conservative advocacy group that was instrumental in fueling opposition to health care overhaul at town-hall-style meetings this summer. The National Taxpayers Union and the Tea Party Patriots are also major sponsors.

The groups began building momentum earlier this year with opposition to President Obama’s $787 billion stimulus plan and bank bailouts. Over the summer, their opposition to big government spending found an outlet at the health care gatherings.

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