US Capitol police arrest 80 demonstrators at house, Senate office buildings

  11 July 2017    Read: 1022
US Capitol police arrest 80 demonstrators at house, Senate office buildings
So far 80 people protesting the Republican bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, were arrested inside US House and Senate office buildings, the US Capitol Police said in a press release.
The release noted that officers warned the protesters to leave, and those who refused were arrested and charged with crowding, obstructing or incommoding.

"This afternoon… the United States Capitol Police (USCP) responded to 13 locations in the House and Senate Office Buildings for reported demonstration activity," the release stated on Monday. "[A] total of 80 arrests have been made and the arrestees are currently being processed."

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