Democratic Congressman Hank Johnson was arrested in Washington D.C. last week, along with nine other demonstrators, in a show of civil disobedience to draw attention to Senate inaction on voting rights legislation and filibuster reform. The representative from Georgia’s 4th District joined “Morning Edition” to discuss why he is protesting, as well as the House select committee beginning their investigation of the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Christopher Alston contributed to this report.
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On 1/8/21 at 7:35 AM EST
Video of Senator-elect Raphael Warnock being arrested in the Capitol rotunda for peacefully protesting against a GOP healthcare initiative has resurfaced amid criticism of how the police handled Wednesday s siege.
Rev. Warnock, a pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church, was detained in 2017 while praying against the repeal of the Affordable Care Act and the passage of a Republican budget proposal.
He was arrested along with Democratic Congressman Hank Johnson and Pastor Cynthia L. Hale in the rotunda of the Russell Senate Office Building on July 18 and later released.