Protesters arrested after occupying Kevin McCarthy's office to demand funding of AIDS program
A group of activists were arrested Monday for occupying House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's (R-CA) office.
Politico's Alice Miranda Ollstein shared videos of protesters conducting a sit-in inside the Speaker's office. The group was protesting McCarthy's failure to fund the law governing AIDS/HIV relief work in the U.S.
Photos showed Capitol Police detaining the demonstrators just moments after the protest began.
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According to Politico, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) program would continue despite funding problems if the government does not shut down, a prospect that looks increasingly likely.
"For 20 years, we've passed clean reauthorizations on a bipartisan basis to keep this program running, and this September we're at risk of it lapsing," Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) explained.
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Some conservatives object to funding PEPFAR because they claim that a portion of the annual budget of $7 billion goes to abortion providers. The Biden administration denies the claim.
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