Wheelchair-bound protesters removed from protest outside Mitch McConnell's office

Protesters with disabilities engaging in a planned protest were arrested by Capitol Police outside Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s office after a draft of new healthcare legislation was released.

Capitol Police said in a statement that 43 people were arrested at the Senate Russell Office Building after the Senate Republicans’ “Better Care” reconciliation bill to replace aspects of the Affordable Care Act became public. Prior to the arrests, many protesters in wheelchairs lined up outside McConnell’s office chanting “no cuts to Medicaid, save our liberties.”