Protesters arrested for heckling Boehner from House gallery

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By Eric W. Dolan

Twenty-two protesters were arrested Monday and charged with disruption of Congress after shouting chants against Speaker John Boehner from a House of Representatives gallery, according to the Washington Post.

The protesters, including members of the National People’s Action, Vocal New York, and Community Voices Heard, unveiled a large black banner. They chanted, "Hey, Boehner, get a clue, it's about revenue" and, "Boehner, get off it, it’s time to tax corporate profits" before Capitol Police removed them from the one of the galleries overlooking the chamber.

"What they were protesting is this, what we’re calling a ‘raw deal’ here, the debt-ceiling deal that does absolutely nothing to raise revenue and really asks elderly people, working families, people who have health care needs to make all these sacrifices, whereas letting Wall Street and the super rich off the hook," Amanda Devecka-Rinear, campaign director for the National People’s Action, told The Hill.

Capitol Police closed down part of a hallway because the protesters continued to chant after being moved outside the gallery.

Watch video of the protest, courtesy of ShowDownInAmerica.org, below

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Don't they know it's not the right time for that? They'll soon see what a sensible arrangement all of this is, and how with just a few little adjustments in the weeks to come as proposed by our good friends the Republicans, they'll get on board with this. What a fine day that will be, yes?