Dozens Arrested At Capitol While Protesting Republican Tax And Spending Cut Bill

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U.S. Capitol Police arrested dozens of demonstrators wrong nan Capitol rotunda and extracurricular Capitol Hill successful Washington, D.C., arsenic members of nan Senate continued to statement President Donald Trump’s "big, beautiful bill."

The Associated Press said demonstrators were protesting nan Republican taxation and spending trim measure astatine 2 different sites.

One of nan sites was nan Capitol Rotunda, and nan different was astatine an intersection adjacent nan U.S. Capitol Building.

U.S. Capitol Police told nan AP those arrested look charges specified arsenic crowding, obstructing and incommoding.

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Activists organized by nan Repairers of nan Breach show their guidance to President Donald Trump's taxation breaks and spending cuts arsenic they stitchery successful nan Capitol Rotunda to believe and taxable to apprehension by U.S. Capitol Police, successful Washington, Monday, June 30, 2025.  (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)

Fox News Digital has reached retired to U.S. Capitol Police for further accusation astir nan arrests.

Images of nan protests wrong nan rotunda showed demonstrators holding signs that read, "cuts to SNAP are argumentation murder." One man participating successful nan objection had a garment which read, "Poor People’s Campaign."

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Activists organized by nan Repairers of nan Breach show their guidance to President Donald Trump's taxation breaks and spending cuts arsenic they stitchery successful nan Capitol Rotunda to believe and taxable to apprehension by U.S. Capitol Police, successful Washington, Monday, June 30, 2025.  (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)

Outside nan Capitol, immoderate of nan demonstrators carried achromatic woody coffins pinch reddish signs that read, "178,000 People In Florida Will Lose Medicaid," "This Coffin Represents Policy Murder," and "574,000 People successful Florida Will Lose SNAP."

Other coffins had signs representing akin numbers, but successful states for illustration West Virginia, Illinois and Kentucky.

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Demonstrators transportation cardboard caskets successful beforehand of nan U.S. Capitol successful protestation of President Donald Trump's taxation breaks and spending cuts package, Monday, June 30, 2025, successful Washington.  (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo)

Several group who were demonstrating wore belief attire arsenic well.

One of nan groups astatine nan protests was called Repairers of nan Breach. In a connection obtained by nan AP, nan statement claimed to person led nan effort, adding that nan objection continues a contented of nonviolent actions astatine nan Capitol, confronting cruel policies and calling nan federation to higher ground.

The protests travel arsenic Republican lawmakers sprint to meet a July 4 deadline to walk a monolithic portion of authorities to beforehand Trump’s agenda.

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The fund reconciliation bill, if passed, will beforehand nan president’s schedule connected taxes, immigration, energy, defense and nan nationalist debt. The authorities is presently successful nan hands of the Senate.

Fox News Digital’s Emma Colton contributed to this report.

Greg Wehner is simply a breaking news newsman for Fox News Digital.

Story tips and ideas tin beryllium sent to Greg.Wehner@Fox.com and connected Twitter @GregWehner.

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