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Soon after a draft version of the Republican's Senate version of their Trumpcare care bill was released Thursday morning, Capitol Hill Police were systematically arresting people who staged a dramatic sit-in outside of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's office.
"Our lives and liberty shouldn't be stolen to give a tax break to the wealthy. That's truly un-American." --Bruce Darling, ADAPT
Amid chants of "Don't Touch Medicaid!" and signs suggesting the same, many of those protesting the Senate bill were either elderly or in wheelchairs, offering a stunning visual as police tried to remove them from the hallway.
ADAPT, the national disability rights group behind the protest, said the Senate's bill is a direct threat to the future of people with pre-existing conditions and disabilities.
\u201cHuge protest inside and outside of Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell's office happening right now.\u201d— Mariam Khan (@Mariam Khan) 1498145089
The proposed caps and cuts to Medicaid contained in the Republican bill, said ADAPT organizer Bruce Darling, would "greatly reduce access to medical care and home and community based service for elderly and disabled Americans who will either die or be forecd into institutions. Our lives and liberty shouldn't be stolen to give a tax break to the wealthy. That's truly un-American."
\u201cWe are at @SenateMajLdr demanding he stop the attacks on Disabled people's freedom with #AHCA. #ADAPTandRESIST #NoC\u2026 https://t.co/B42G96LStA\u201d— American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today (@American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today) 1498144464
\u201cHuge protest inside and outside of Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell's office happening right now.\u201d— Mariam Khan (@Mariam Khan) 1498145089
\u201cThe whole country is watching this, @SenateMajLdr . https://t.co/z7qRuQfgAg\u201d— Indivisible Guide (@Indivisible Guide) 1498147942
The Washington Post provided this footage via Facebook Live:
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Soon after a draft version of the Republican's Senate version of their Trumpcare care bill was released Thursday morning, Capitol Hill Police were systematically arresting people who staged a dramatic sit-in outside of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's office.
"Our lives and liberty shouldn't be stolen to give a tax break to the wealthy. That's truly un-American." --Bruce Darling, ADAPT
Amid chants of "Don't Touch Medicaid!" and signs suggesting the same, many of those protesting the Senate bill were either elderly or in wheelchairs, offering a stunning visual as police tried to remove them from the hallway.
ADAPT, the national disability rights group behind the protest, said the Senate's bill is a direct threat to the future of people with pre-existing conditions and disabilities.
\u201cHuge protest inside and outside of Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell's office happening right now.\u201d— Mariam Khan (@Mariam Khan) 1498145089
The proposed caps and cuts to Medicaid contained in the Republican bill, said ADAPT organizer Bruce Darling, would "greatly reduce access to medical care and home and community based service for elderly and disabled Americans who will either die or be forecd into institutions. Our lives and liberty shouldn't be stolen to give a tax break to the wealthy. That's truly un-American."
\u201cWe are at @SenateMajLdr demanding he stop the attacks on Disabled people's freedom with #AHCA. #ADAPTandRESIST #NoC\u2026 https://t.co/B42G96LStA\u201d— American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today (@American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today) 1498144464
\u201cHuge protest inside and outside of Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell's office happening right now.\u201d— Mariam Khan (@Mariam Khan) 1498145089
\u201cThe whole country is watching this, @SenateMajLdr . https://t.co/z7qRuQfgAg\u201d— Indivisible Guide (@Indivisible Guide) 1498147942
The Washington Post provided this footage via Facebook Live:
Soon after a draft version of the Republican's Senate version of their Trumpcare care bill was released Thursday morning, Capitol Hill Police were systematically arresting people who staged a dramatic sit-in outside of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's office.
"Our lives and liberty shouldn't be stolen to give a tax break to the wealthy. That's truly un-American." --Bruce Darling, ADAPT
Amid chants of "Don't Touch Medicaid!" and signs suggesting the same, many of those protesting the Senate bill were either elderly or in wheelchairs, offering a stunning visual as police tried to remove them from the hallway.
ADAPT, the national disability rights group behind the protest, said the Senate's bill is a direct threat to the future of people with pre-existing conditions and disabilities.
\u201cHuge protest inside and outside of Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell's office happening right now.\u201d— Mariam Khan (@Mariam Khan) 1498145089
The proposed caps and cuts to Medicaid contained in the Republican bill, said ADAPT organizer Bruce Darling, would "greatly reduce access to medical care and home and community based service for elderly and disabled Americans who will either die or be forecd into institutions. Our lives and liberty shouldn't be stolen to give a tax break to the wealthy. That's truly un-American."
\u201cWe are at @SenateMajLdr demanding he stop the attacks on Disabled people's freedom with #AHCA. #ADAPTandRESIST #NoC\u2026 https://t.co/B42G96LStA\u201d— American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today (@American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today) 1498144464
\u201cHuge protest inside and outside of Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell's office happening right now.\u201d— Mariam Khan (@Mariam Khan) 1498145089
\u201cThe whole country is watching this, @SenateMajLdr . https://t.co/z7qRuQfgAg\u201d— Indivisible Guide (@Indivisible Guide) 1498147942
The Washington Post provided this footage via Facebook Live: