Alexandria Ocasio Cortez Ilhan Omar And Other Democrats Arrested At Abortion Rights Protest

Within two minutes of their arrival, police began ordering them to “cease and desist.” Instead, they sat in the street and were led away one by one by officers as they shouted: “The people, united, will never be divided.” US Capitol Police tweeted: “Protesters begin blocking First Street, NE. It’s against the law to block traffic, so officers will give our standard three warnings before they begin making arrests.” Capitol Police later announced that they had arrested 34 people in total, including 16 members of Congress. Among those arrested:

Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark of Massachusetts Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts Barbara Lee from California Jackie Speier from California Sarah Jacobs from California Ilhan Omar from Minnesota Bonnie Watson Coleman from New Jersey Andy Levin of Michigan Rashida Tlaib from Michigan Jan Schakowsky from Illinois Madeline Dean of Pennsylvania Corey Bush of Missouri Carolyn Maloney of New York Nydia Velazquez of New York Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York Alma Adams of North Carolina

title: “Alexandria Ocasio Cortez Ilhan Omar And Other Democrats Arrested At Abortion Rights Protest " ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-29” author: “Shirley Bloomquist”

Within two minutes of their arrival, police began ordering them to “cease and desist.” Instead, they sat in the street and were led away one by one by officers as they shouted: “The people, united, will never be divided.” US Capitol Police tweeted: “Protesters begin blocking First Street, NE. It’s against the law to block traffic, so officers will give our standard three warnings before they begin making arrests.” Capitol Police later announced that they had arrested 34 people in total, including 16 members of Congress. Among those arrested:

Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark of Massachusetts Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts Barbara Lee from California Jackie Speier from California Sarah Jacobs from California Ilhan Omar from Minnesota Bonnie Watson Coleman from New Jersey Andy Levin of Michigan Rashida Tlaib from Michigan Jan Schakowsky from Illinois Madeline Dean of Pennsylvania Corey Bush of Missouri Carolyn Maloney of New York Nydia Velazquez of New York Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York Alma Adams of North Carolina