At Least 80 Health Care Protesters Arrested By Capitol Police
On Monday, Capitol Police arrested at least 80 people who were protesting the Senate GOP’s health care bill.
Protestors were arrested for obstructing, crowding or incommoding. Authorities said that officers arrested 21 people in the House office buildings and 59 in the Senate office buildings.
According to CNN, the demonstrators marched through the Capitol to protest against the Republican plan to repeal Obamacare.
Capitol police now threatening to arrest protestors chanting in front of @JeffFlake's office. Flake is MIA pic.twitter.com/DQMxnJ0yiT
— Megan Janetsky (@meganjanetsky) July 10, 2017
“Sens. Ted Cruz, Jeff Flake, Rob Portman and Lamar Alexander, all Republicans, had protesters either inside or in the vicinity of their offices, holding signs and chanting their opposition, including ‘Save our lives, kill the bill” and “Come out and talk to us.’ Some of the protesters outside of Cruz’s office lay down on the ground, blocking foot traffic, forcing Capitol Police officers to carry them down the hall,” CNN reported.
The protests come as Republicans are attempting to revive their Obamacare repeal bill after the CBO released its analysis that 22 million people would lose insurance.
More protestors arrested outside GOP rep's office on Capitol Hill pic.twitter.com/l9iGdth5mA
— Kate Stotesbery (@KStotesbery) July 10, 2017
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