'This is the same damn fight': Lawmakers join protesters as Congress stuck in paralysis
Lawmakers are frustrated that they can't bring their fight over the killing of George Floyd to Congress right now. So they're taking to the streets.
With the House scattered across the country because of the coronavirus pandemic, dozens of Democrats ā including Speaker Nancy Pelosi ā are joining throngs of protesters in major cities across the U.S. to march, kneel and declare that they will use their power to demand change in Washington.
"Of course I'm concerned about the spread of Covid, but I'm also concerned that a black man who was handcuffed was murdered by a police officer," said Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.), who joined a black family unity walk around her district on Sunday. "It's so important to stand up and say this is wrong, this is unjust."