DULUTH, Minn. (Northern News Now) - Local lawmakers and residents are speaking out during the government shutdown as the threat of rural clinics and their services being closed looms.

On Wednesday, community members gathered near Essentia Health in Duluth to protest the Trump administration’s cuts to healthcare.

The rally was hosted by the Minnesota DFL party beginning at 4 p.m. on the corner of 2nd Street and Sixth Avenue.

Protesters lined 2nd Street and 6th Avenue with signs voicing their concerns about the federal cuts to health care.

They argue that the “Big Beautiful Bill” will drive up insurance premiums and cut off coverage to millions of Minnesotans.

Minnesota DFL party chairman Richard Carlbom and Duluth state Representative Pete Johnson spoke at the event, saying it’s up to

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