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BREAKING: House Democrats holding "sit-in" on House floor (literally) [View all]

Rep. John Yarmuth ?@RepJohnYarmuth 5m
I'm on the House floor with @repjohnlewis & Dems staging a sit-in to demand action on commonsense gun legislation

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BREAKING: House Democrats holding "sit-in" on House floor (literally) [View all] brooklynite Jun 2016 OP

K & R femmocrat Jun 2016 #1

They're showing the speeches on the steps of the Capitol. Republicans had the cameras inside... George II Jun 2016 #40

#NoBillNoBreak now trending #1 --- #holdthefloor L. Coyote Jun 2016 #51

#NoBillNoBreak STILL trending #1 L. Coyote Jun 2016 #90

I believe the cameras and audio elljay Jun 2016 #53

yes Ryan the Inquisitor had them turned off so the public can't see what we are doing es35 Jun 2016 #76

K & R Iliyah Jun 2016 #2

Yasss flamingdem Jun 2016 #3

This is so awesome! BainsBane Jun 2016 #4

Love it... Satch59 Jun 2016 #5

The repukes called a recess and turned off the cameras!! femmocrat Jun 2016 #6

I bet their master Wayne LaPierre called workinclasszero Jun 2016 #48

Anybody here called - to say thank you? calimary Jun 2016 #69

if Rep John Lewis sits..... irisblue Jun 2016 #7

Oh yes shenmue Jun 2016 #10

The irony is John Lewis' name was actually on one of the lists being discussed... PoliticAverse Jun 2016 #13

that was 2004 IronLionZion Jun 2016 #17

How? Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #47

Contact the TSA IronLionZion Jun 2016 #52

Meanwhile your rights are being violated. I stand with the ACLU on this one. Ikonoklast Jun 2016 #93

Yes! shenmue Jun 2016 #8

Good! This is what they should be doing! Happyhippychick Jun 2016 #9

MSNBC is going to show it "after the break". nt femmocrat Jun 2016 #11

Awesome sauce!! n/t 99th_Monkey Jun 2016 #12

awesome - BUT if EVERY person here at DU doesn't support the DEM nominee and vote NoMoreRepugs Jun 2016 #14

Every single person here? passiveporcupine Jun 2016 #67

Hyperbole? How about wishful thinking? NoMoreRepugs Jun 2016 #123

Good for them. bigwillq Jun 2016 #15

YASSSSSS! asuhornets Jun 2016 #16

Bravo! smirkymonkey Jun 2016 #18

K & R BootinUp Jun 2016 #19

Representative revolution. ffr Jun 2016 #20

GREAT!!!!!! ailsagirl Jun 2016 #21

YES!!!! workinclasszero Jun 2016 #22

TIMES 2!!!!!!!!! MyOwnPeace Jun 2016 #104

K&R for Democratic spine! meow2u3 Jun 2016 #23

no more permiting the do nothing Congress to keep doing nothing!!! Sheepshank Jun 2016 #24

Tell your Rep you support this! yallerdawg Jun 2016 #25

This is GREAT! Takes the focus off Drumpf's bullshit speech PLUS makes the point that . . . . Stinky The Clown Jun 2016 #26

I called my reps office to ask if she was there irisblue Jun 2016 #27

Ted Lieu of West L.A. is there! His office told me when I called in. calimary Jun 2016 #75

Wish I could be there for support jimlup Jun 2016 #28

YES! Firebrand Gary Jun 2016 #29

k and r Scientific Jun 2016 #30

Paul Ryan had the CSPAN cameras shut off RockaFowler Jun 2016 #31

Has this happened before? Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2016 #32

pretty sure not. irisblue Jun 2016 #43

OMG, the delivery from "Spines R Us" FINALLY got through to the House Dem Caucus! YAY!! n/t TygrBright Jun 2016 #33

BTW Zoonart Jun 2016 #34

K&R Grassy Knoll Jun 2016 #35

Kathleen Rice (my Rep) is ON THE FLOOR! annabanana Jun 2016 #36

Not a fucking chance Cosmocat Jun 2016 #64

Kick'd and rec'd lunatica Jun 2016 #37

Good for them! mcar Jun 2016 #38

This is the reason I'm a Democrat! Loki Jun 2016 #39

I Sit with House Dems! nolabear Jun 2016 #41

Oh, and if Rep. Ben Ray Lujan (NM-1) isn't there right this minute, he will be soon! n/t TygrBright Jun 2016 #42

happy to be the 100th REC etherealtruth Jun 2016 #44

Everyone who has a Republican Senator Loki Jun 2016 #45

What about the Democrats who voted against the bills? Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #50

Call them too. Loki Jun 2016 #54

Good Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #86

Proud to see a Texan in there!!! hamsterjill Jun 2016 #46

What is the number they gave to call? RamblingRose Jun 2016 #49

I googled my reps phone number in DC & spoke to a staffer. irisblue Jun 2016 #57

I called my rep as well. I thought I heard one of the speakers give a phone number RamblingRose Jun 2016 #63

Two numbers Loki Jun 2016 #80

Shocked and proud at the same time nadine_mn Jun 2016 #55

Woo Hooooooooooooooo! YAY. FINALLY. GREAT NEWS :-) Maru Kitteh Jun 2016 #56

K&R! DemonGoddess Jun 2016 #58

So I guess between this and the senate fillibuster last week.... vi5 Jun 2016 #59

Huge K&R!!!! lunamagica Jun 2016 #60

K & R! Maru Kitteh Jun 2016 #61

Go dems!!! W'er with you!!! n/t leeroysphitz Jun 2016 #62

K&R mountain grammy Jun 2016 #65

Go Dems. Here's your award meow2u3 Jun 2016 #66

This is a day of historic FAIL for Republican House Speakers Scientific Jun 2016 #68

We need to make sure that this impasse belongs TOTALLY to the CONS. calimary Jun 2016 #73

An impressive list and you didn't even mention Trump! randome Jun 2016 #82

K&R! gademocrat7 Jun 2016 #70

This is historic. I've been watching this on c-span for a couple hours and crying nt anigbrowl Jun 2016 #71

Mine's Murphy, so I'm already there. lindysalsagal Jun 2016 #72

Mine's Feinstein - whose bill was one of those that failed yesterday. calimary Jun 2016 #74

I'm so proud of the House Democrats! #NoBillNoBreak DesertRat Jun 2016 #77

Second that Generic Brad Jun 2016 #98

No bill, No break! nt cry baby Jun 2016 #78

My rep. Hank Johnson 4th Congressional District. GA is there! gademocrat7 Jun 2016 #79

Cruz and Cornyn voice and email boxes shut down... "full." n/t TygrBright Jun 2016 #81

Alan Grayson JennyMominFL Jun 2016 #83

Who are these people? avaistheone1 Jun 2016 #117

Kudos to CSPAN for keeping this live with Periscope and Facebook off cellphones. So proud of Dems! Hekate Jun 2016 #84

I respect them for trying but... Kablooie Jun 2016 #85

I want hte GOP on record about this anigbrowl Jun 2016 #87

it is highlighting the fact that repukes work against America's wishes Skittles Jun 2016 #92

FINALLY Takket Jun 2016 #88

It's on C-Span Right Now (7:40p) EDT Ccarmona Jun 2016 #89

NPR's "All Things Considered" made no mention of this important story red dog 1 Jun 2016 #91

That's my Congressman Joe Courtney in the foreground. femmedem Jun 2016 #94

My Congressman, John Larson, was there too, as was the entire Connecticut delegation. George II Jun 2016 #99

I applaud them all. femmedem Jun 2016 #120

Thank you, Mr. Lewis!! klook Jun 2016 #95

Go John! Rattle their cage. kyburbonkid Jun 2016 #96

Bernie Sanders was there. Anyone have a link to video of him there? Eric J in MN Jun 2016 #97

Senator Al Franken was there almost from the beginning and sat on the floor with the House Dems. George II Jun 2016 #100

Unprecedented spine. I credit Bernie Sanders for showing Dems how it's done riderinthestorm Jun 2016 #101

The Rethugs have done this much more recently than Bernie. pnwmom Jun 2016 #102

I'm talking Dems. Who cares about Republicans? nt riderinthestorm Jun 2016 #103

You talked about who is "showing Dems how its done." That would be the R's pnwmom Jun 2016 #105

The Dems have to know they're strong. That's independent of Rethugs riderinthestorm Jun 2016 #106

Bernie voted against the Brady bill and he voted for the law pnwmom Jun 2016 #107

I'm talking @ taking direct bold action in Congress riderinthestorm Jun 2016 #109

John Lewis didn't need inspiration from anyone. And he didn't need to grow a spine. pnwmom Jun 2016 #110

Link to John Lewis or anyone else doing such a thing? nt riderinthestorm Jun 2016 #111

You must have missed the stand Senator Chris Murphy and many other pnwmom Jun 2016 #112

Yup, a new spirit in Congress. Why is that? riderinthestorm Jun 2016 #113

Funny that you're attributing it to someone who wasn't even there. pnwmom Jun 2016 #114

Was he there or not? riderinthestorm Jun 2016 #115

Today he paid a visit to the House, but he didn't participate in the Senate action. pnwmom Jun 2016 #118

Rep. Zoe Lofgren speaking now. "No bill, no break." #NoBillNoBreak still trending #1 L. Coyote Jun 2016 #108

Awesome! nt DesertRat Jun 2016 #116

I've gotta admit... chwaliszewski Jun 2016 #119

k and r Scientific Jun 2016 #121

Ryan calls this a publicity stunt, he excuse not to bring a bill to vote because Thinkingabout Jun 2016 #122