Senate Democrats are asking people in the “resist” movement to participate in demonstrations around the country in an effort to help kill Republican efforts to overhaul the healthcare system after their successful vote to proceed to the legislation on Tuesday.

Led by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., Democrats made explicit calls to liberal activists in a post-vote rally on the Senate steps and the lawn outside the Capitol Visitor Center that lasted about two hours and 30 minutes as lawmaker after lawmaker appeared to gin up the base. Democrats were joined by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., the popular runner-up for the Democratic presidential nomination last year.

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