Protesters Got Dragged Out of a Hearing on the Republican Health Care Repeal Bill

Protests erupted Monday in Washington as a Senate committee gathered for a hearing on the latest Republican proposal aimed at repealing former President Barack Obama’s signature health care law. The Senate Finance Committee was holding a hearing to address questions about the legislation, known as Graham-Cassidy for its architects, Republican Sens. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina. Just as the Senators settled in, chants of “No cuts to Medicaid, save our liberty!” echoed throughout the hearing room. Utah Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch, who chairs the committee, called for a brief recess until things calmed down. Still, protesters, some in wheelchairs, were carried and dragged out of the hearing room by U.S. Capitol police. Many of the protesters were affiliated with ADAPT, a grassroots’ disability rights’ activist group. The group shared images on social of its activists, as well as those from other groups, being arrested and carried away by officers. Protesters being arrested by DC Police.#ADAPTandRESIST pic.twitter.com/78Yn7W9KqP — NationalADAPT (@NationalADAPT) September 25, 2017 One officer approached an ADAPT activist to ask if she was okay being arrested. She shouted back in officer's face: "No cuts to Medicaid!" pic.twitter.com/1jaI9Go4tU — Jeff Stein (@JStein_Vox) September 25, 2017 The Senate is gearing up to vote on a last-ditch effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act befor...
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