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Police Eject Medicaid Protesters in Wheelchairs

Capitol Police arrest 25 people protesting GOP budget bill
The Capitol Police said Tuesday they arrested 25 demonstrators at the Rayburn House Office building who were protesting Republicans' budget reconciliation bill. Why it matters: The raucous protest comes as Democrats are trying to furiously counter the bill's cuts to Medicaid and other welfare programs.
Capitol Police arrest more than 25 as Medicaid activists interrupt committee
Police arrested more than two dozen people after activists protesting cuts to Medicaid interrupted the House Energy and Commerce Committee as it began consideration of legislation to change the
Police Eject Medicaid Protesters in Wheelchairs From House Committee
Police have ejected multiple protesters, including three in wheelchairs, from the first few minutes of a House committee meeting.
Uproar as disability rights protesters in wheelchairs dragged out of House Medicaid meeting: ‘You will kill us!’
Disability rights protesters in wheelchairs clashed with Republican lawmakers as they sought to mark up their sprawling legislation on Medicaid, which led to police dragging advocates out. The House Energy & Commerce Committee,
Screaming Protesters Removed From Energy Committee Hearing On GOP Reconciliation Budget By Police
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Protests erupt, arrests made at U.S. Capitol as Congress debates Medicaid cuts
More arrests were being made at the time of inquiry. Dozens of protesters gathered ...
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Dozens of Protesters Arrested on Capitol Hill as House Republicans Push Bill To Cut Nearly $1 Trillion From Medicaid
At the outset of the amendment process, Democrats on the Energy and Commerce Committee hold photos of constituents who rely ...
Capitol Police Arrest Pastor During Prayer Protest
Rev. William Barber was praying against severe budget cuts feared to jeopardize programs including Medicaid and Social Security.
He Got Arrested for Praying at the Capitol. He Has Thoughts On Protest Under Trump.
Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II speaks alongside demonstrators as they protest outside the US Supreme Court in support of the homeless as the Court hears the case of City of Grants Pass v. Johnson that ...
Rev. William Barber arrested while praying at US Capitol. Here’s what we know.
Barber was charged by Capitol Police with “crowding, obstructing, and incommoding,” a violation of a District of Columbia ...
Local civil rights leaders arrested after protesting in D.C.
Civil rights advocates, including Bishop Rev. William J. Barber II and Rev. Jonathan Wilson Hartgrove, were arrested in the U ...