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BILLINGS- Tea Party groups across the county held tax protests Saturday, including in Billings. Montana Shrugged held its third annual TEA Party rally to protest high taxes, spending and debt.

Taxed Enough Already, TEA party rallies, started on tax day two years ago and Saturday at the Yellowstone County Courthouse lawn, the TEA Party group protested some of the same issues and branded some of the issues they do not like, much like Governor Brian Schweitzer did when vetoing bills earlier this week.

Local Tea Party supporters believe say the tea party movement has made a difference in Washington.

"We got a lot of pressure," said Eric Olsen, Co-founder of Montana Shrugged. "(Speaker of the House John) Boehner's got a lot of pressure in Washington working with the TEA Party group. In Helena, doing a lot of good stuff. Getting most of it vetoed. But at least we're going to make the Democratic party, we call them the liberals, the party of no rather than them just against the conservative movement."

Another TEA party event was also held in Bozeman Saturday.