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Rush has never been wrong before. I agree with everything he says. It looks like the leftists have been exposed again.
A group of liberal Capitol Hill staffers were arrested in the
office of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) after
demanding Democratic leadership resume talks on climate
legislation.
More than a dozen employees of Democratic members of Congress
sat down in Schumer's office holding signs calling on the
majority leader to renew efforts to combat climate change. The
protest ended after about half an hour when Capitol Police bound
the disgruntled staffers' hands with zip ties and escorted them
out.
One of the protesters, Saul Levin, a staffer for "Squad" member
Rep. Cori Bush (D., Mo.), tweeted photos of the demonstration
from within Schumer's office.
"We, staffers of the US Congress, are peacefully sitting in on
Senator Schumer�s office to demand Dems pass climate justice
policy this year," Levin tweeted. "We are putting our bodies on
the line because we have no other choice."
Congressional staffers have increasingly attempted to pressure
lawmakers to pursue certain policies and deliver greater
benefits for staff. Staffers across several progressive offices
have begun efforts to unionize in pursuit of "pay equity" and
other aims.
In a similar protest last week, Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
(D., N.Y.) and Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) pretended to be handcuffed
and arrested as they were taken away from a protest at the
Supreme Court.
Levin is the son of progressive congressman Andy Levin (D.,
Mich.), who is currently caught up in a primary contest with
another incumbent. A focal point of the race concerns Levin�s
failure to support the state of Israel, a key American ally.
Negotiations on a massive climate spending package broke down
last week when Sen. Joe Manchin (D., W.Va.) rejected efforts to
spend hundreds of billions on combating carbon emissions.
Manchin cited record inflation and the importance of traditional
energy sources in outlining his opposition to the "green"
policies.
Published under: Congress, Green Energy, Green New Deal, Joe
Manchin
https://freebeacon.com/democrats/left-wing-hill-staffers-occupy- schumers-office/
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