On Tuesday, police arrested a total of 35 protesters during an abortion rights demonstration near the Capitol building, including 17 members of Congress.
"There is no democracy if women do not have control over their own bodies and decisions about their own health, including reproductive care. The Republican Party and the right-wing extremists behind this decision are not pro-life, but pro-controlling the bodies of women, girls, and any person who can become pregnant."
- Carolyn Maloney, US Representative of New York
Full List of Congress Members Arrested:
- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.)
- Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.)
- Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-N.Y.)
- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-N.J.)
- Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.)
- Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.)
- Rep. Katherine Clark (D-Mass.)
- Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.)
- Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.)
- Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.)
- Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.)
- Rep. Andy Levin (D-Mich.)
- Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.)
- Rep. Alma Adams (D-N.C.)
- Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.)
- Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.)
- Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-Texas)
