Dozens were arrested on Capitol Hill Monday amid demonstrations against the GOP’s “big, beautiful bill,” which is full of President Trump’s legislative priorities, including significant cuts to Medicaid and the federal food stamp program.
Capitol Police arrested 38 individuals in the Capitol Rotunda and an intersection nearby. Those taken into custody were charged with crowding, obstructing and incommoding, according to The Associated Press.
Law enforcement did not immediately respond to The Hill’s request for comment on the matter.
Several organizations, including Repairers of the Breach, promoted the demonstrations as the first of “Moral Mondays,” dedicated to railing against the Trump administration’s efforts to cut federal spending and its robust crackdown on illegal immigration.
Those who gathered from the Poor People’s Campaign, an economic justice organization, brought 51 caskets to symbolize the 51,000 deaths the group has estimated would come if Congress moves forward with its sweeping cuts to health care alone.
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