More than a dozen Democratic members of Congress, including Bay Area Reps. Jackie Speier and Barbara Lee, were arrested during a protest in the nation's capital over the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
"We made a total of 35 arrests for Crowding, Obstructing or Incommoding . That arrest number includes 17 Members of Congress,"Rep. Ilhan Omar , Rep.
Cori Bush after others are processed while being detained after participating in a sit-in outside the Supreme Court of the United States during a sit-in protesting the high court overturning Roe v. Wade with activists from Center for Popular Democracy Action on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, July 19, 2022 in Washington, D.C.
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