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VIDEO: 26 Disabled Protesters Arrested After Disrupting House Hearing Over GOP Plan To Slash Medicaid

Capitol Police arrested 26 disabled people demanding the protection of Medicaid outside a House Energy and Commerce Committee meeting on May 13. Footage shows protesters lining the hallway outside the meeting, in which lawmakers met to discuss GOP-backed proposals that could result in major cuts to Medicaid funding. One video shows a woman in a wheelchair being wheeled out of the committee room after disrupting the meeting. In another clip, protesters chant “no cuts to Medicaid” outside the committee room as police threaten to make arrests. (Credit: Social Security Works via Storyful)

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