others arrested today at the capitol. and the arrests gave us this sort of stunning image today. and others like it. the chair of the congressional black caucus, her hands zip tied behind her back. a police officer with her belongings in a plastic bag. part of the processing for arrest. congresswoman beatty has been processed, she s since been released from police custody. she released this statement this evening saying i stand in solidarity with black women and allies across the country in defense of our constitutional right to vote. we have come too far and fought too hard to see everything systematically dismantled and restricted by those who wish to silence us. be assured this is just the beginning. that was today, direct action in washington, d.c. there s been a lot of talk, a lot of speechifying on voting rights, including that barn burner of a speech on voting rights from the president himself this week in philadelphia. but unless some new path is opened, we are heading into a
she entered the hart senate office building this afternoon at approximately 3:35 p.m. with a small group who began singing and chanting end the filibuster and let the people vote. they paused in the building s gigantic atrium, where they were bothering absolutely no one. they gathered peacefully and continued to sing. they were given a warning by capitol police exactly four minutes after they entered the building. they were warned that they were demonstrating in an unauthorized area and would be subject to arrest if they did not stop. and exactly three minutes after that warning, congresswoman joyce beatty was placed under arrest and handcuffed in zip ties as she continued to chant fight for justice. in the precious few minutes she had before she was arrested, congresswoman beatty said this. today we re sending a strong message. we have black leaders from across the country, black leaders who marched with john lewis.
the chairman of the congressional black caucus, congresswoman joyce beatty, got into, as she put it, good trouble today when she was arrested in the hart senate office building because she sang a song. it turns out you get arrested really fast in those buildings if you re not there to attack democracy for donald trump. congresswoman joyce beatty joins us next. what can i du with less asthma? with dupixent i can du more. yardwork. teamwork.
ohio, chair of the black caucus. she and her group started marching through the lobby, the atrium of the senate office building, singing songs. you might recognize on the right there, in the black voters matter voter, latosha brown who has been a guest on our show a number of times. turns out she has amazing pipes, just a beautiful voice. they made their way to the center of the building. they kept singing. clapped. they asked the senate to act to protect voting rights. capitol police officers started warning them over a megaphone that they were all about to be arrested if they didn t stop. as you can tell, their voices droned them out. that s right about the time the singing turned into chanting. you can hear them saying, end the filibuster. end the filibuster. there s all those police officers waiting in the wings. you know what s coming. congresswoman beatty started a
you? the next step is next wednesday, the entire congressional black caucus on wednesday will have a meeting. we are planning an education and awareness session. you saw powerful women standing with me. melanie campbell, huge in the labor movement, lots of women. you had tamika mallory standing there. all generations of women coming together because here s what we know, it s going to take all of us and we were very reflective of america. congresswoman joyce beatty, thank you very much for joining us tonight. always an honor. thank you. we ll be right back with tonight s last word. tonight s l. whooping cough. amusement parks are like whooping cough. even ice cream is like whooping cough,