US EditionCapitol Police arrest more than 25 as Medicaid activists interrupt committee
- On May 13, 2025, Capitol Police arrested 26 pro-Medicaid protesters outside the Energy and Commerce Committee hearing in Washington, D.C.
- The protest occurred because the House planned to consider a GOP budget bill proposing substantial cuts to Medicaid funding over the next decade.
- Protesters chanted slogans like "no cuts to Medicaid" as police closed halls and arrested those refusing to leave for obstructing and crowding.
- Rep. Chip Roy criticized the bill for adding over $20 trillion in debt and failing to transform Medicaid while Senate Democrats called the cuts "ridiculous."
- The budget markup will provoke heated debates, risks reducing coverage by millions, and signals a major shift in Medicaid affecting millions' healthcare access.
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Breaking: Democrat Voters Storm Federal Building — But Don’t Expect the Media to Call This an Insurrection - Red State Nation
Washington, D.C. – On May 13, 2025, a group of Democrat voters, upset over perceived threats to Medicaid, stormed the Rayburn Building during a Congressional hearing, chanting and shouting in the halls, yet the media remains silent. The video, viewed over 1.6 million times, captures the chaos, with conservatives on X decrying the double standard: […] The post Breaking: Democrat Voters Storm Federal Building — But Don’t Expect the Media to Call T…
Dozens Arrested for Trying to Stop Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ — Dem Senator Thanks Them - News Addicts
More than two dozen protesters were arrested for disrupting the House Energy and Commerce’s budget reconciliation markup on Tuesday, as Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., thanked those holding court in the hallway. “Around 2 p.m., 26 people were arrested for illegally demonstrating in the Rayburn House Office Building. They were arrested for 22-1307 Crowding, Obstructing, and […] The post Dozens Arrested for Trying to Stop Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ — …
Ten Hours In: Raucous Protests, Forced Removals And No Serious Discussion Of Republicans’ Proposed Cuts To Medicaid
The House Energy and Commerce Committee met Tuesday afternoon to begin discussing committee Republicans’ budget markup that will enact sweeping cuts to Medicaid…
TWISTED: Leftists Roll Out Disabled People as Props for Insurrection at Energy and Commerce Committee Hearing - At Least 25 Arrested
A chaotic scene erupted in the Rayburn House Office Building on Tuesday afternoon when a crowd of mentally and physically disabled protesters attempted to storm the House Energy and Commerce Committee markup of the Trump-backed “Big Beautiful Bill.” Nancy Salandra, an activist with ADAPT, told The Gateway Pundit prior to the chaos,” We’re fighting for health and community-based services under Medicaid, housing, and wages for attendance.” She con…
Amid protests and Democratic pushback, U.S. House GOP launches work on Medicaid cuts • Idaho Capital Sun
Capitol Police remove a protester in a wheelchair from the House Energy And Commerce Committee hearing room during the committee markup of part of the budget reconciliation package on May 13, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Protect Our Care)WASHINGTON — The U.S. House committee tasked with overhauling energy policy and Medicaid to achieve $880 billion in spending cuts on Tuesday began what was expected to be a …
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