2016 House Democrats sit-in

When

22 Jun 2016 – 23 Jun 2016

Kind

Protest

Coordinates

39.83° N, 98.58° W

Description

Sit-in protest in United States House of Representatives in 2016

Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.

Sit-in protest at United States Capitol

The 2016 United States House of Representatives sit-in began on June 22, 2016, when members of the House Democratic Caucus, led by Georgia Representative John Lewis, Massachusetts Representative Katherine Clark, and Illinois Representative Robin Kelly, declared their intention to remain on the floor of the United States House of Representatives until its Republican Speaker, Paul Ryan, allowed votes on gun control leg…

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