Police remove protesters opposed to ObamaCare repeal from McConnell’s office

Capitol Police are physically removing protesters who are staging a "die-in" in front of McConnell's office pic.twitter.com/8BU0dW63VI
— Andrew Desiderio (@desiderioDC) June 22, 2017
U.S. Capitol Police officers removed several people protesting Thursday morning in front of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) office, shortly after the Senate GOP released its ObamaCare repeal bill.
The protesters, some of them in wheelchairs, had planned to stage a “die-in” protest to oppose the bill.
Tweets from the scene show Capitol Police officers blocking the hallway outside McConnell’s office, as protesters gathered to protest the new healthcare bill. Another tweet shows police carrying a protester who refused to leave on her own.
{mosads}One protester in a wheelchair wearing a breathing apparatus wore a blanket that said “Medicaid” and “life and liberty 4 disabled Americans.”
Another protesteor said “the government wants to kill me” as she was taken from the site of the protest.
Tense situation outside McConnell’s Russell office as protesters gather. Capitol Police blocking off hallway pic.twitter.com/48H3KUipfK
— Andrew Desiderio (@desiderioDC) June 22, 2017
“The government wants to kill me,” this protester said as she was removed from the protest area pic.twitter.com/O6xLukVbIp
— Andrew Desiderio (@desiderioDC) June 22, 2017
Huge protest inside and outside of Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell’s office happening right now. pic.twitter.com/Iu9wet6cXx
— Mariam Khan (@MKhan47) June 22, 2017
Blood on the floor outside of Leader Mcconnell’s office as protestors are physically being removed. pic.twitter.com/z4gVd9t1qe
— Mariam Khan (@MKhan47) June 22, 2017
Capitol police are dragging people away from Mcconnell’s office. pic.twitter.com/ldvakYdvl4
— Mariam Khan (@MKhan47) June 22, 2017
Scene outside @SenateMajLdr Russell office as #healthcare finally drops. “No cuts to Medicaid, save our liberties.” pic.twitter.com/4rMExxlBFG
— Sarah Zukowski (@SarahZuks) June 22, 2017
Security is quite literally dragging people away from outside McConnell’s office pic.twitter.com/70uJ4P88rS
— Steve Kopack (@SteveKopack) June 22, 2017
Another person just dragged away pic.twitter.com/H8ek4AjXrP
— Steve Kopack (@SteveKopack) June 22, 2017
The Republicans’ bill to repeal and replace ObamaCare includes significant cuts to Medicaid programs.
The Congressional Budget Office hasn’t scored the Senate bill yet, but the CBO score on the House GOP’s ObamaCare repeal bill estimated that it would result in 23 million more people being uninsured.
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