Congressmen John Crowley and Charles Rangel arrested at protest rally in DC

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Rep. Charles Rangel arrested for protest in Washington, DC



AP LUIS ALONSO LUGO

NEW YORK -- Congressman Charles Rangel was among at least eight Democratic members of the House who were arrested along with 200 other people Tuesday. This after they blocked a main street near the Capitol during a massive rally seeking to push Republicans to hold a vote on a stalled immigration reform bill.

Police would not identify those arrested. Representatives of the social policy organization Center for Community Change and The Associated Press witnessed the arrests of Reps. John Lewis, D-Ga.; Luis Gutiérrez, D-Ill.; Raúl Grijalva, D-Ariz.; Keith Ellison, D-Minn.; John Crowley and Charles Rangel, both D-N.Y.; Al Green, D-Texas; and Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., Representatives of other groups whose members attended the rally, such as United Farm Workers and Farmworker Justice, confirmed that several of their members were arrested as well.

Those arrested will be charged with "crowding, obstructing and incommoding" under the local laws of the District of Columbia, the Capitol Police said. The arrests began about 4 p.m. EDT and had ended two hours later, police said in a statement.

Before being arrested, Gutiérrez said he planned the act of civil disobedience "so the speaker of the House can free Congress and finally pass immigration reform."

Read more at http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=9279856

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1. excellent, thank you Reps.

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3. I wish my congressman was as good as them.

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5. Me too!

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6. I have Michael Grimm for Staten Island and Brooklyn.

I live in a swing district so next year my phone won't stop and my mail box will be filled, just like now for the mayors race.

Who is your congressman or congresswoman?

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7. I have Kilmer he's a newbie Democrat, but not too liberal

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8. Oh a Blue dog. So sorry to hear that.

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2. Kudos to our Reps~ Standing for what they believe in!

Reps. John Lewis, D-Ga.; Luis Gutiérrez, D-Ill.; Raúl Grijalva, D-Ariz.; Keith Ellison, D-Minn.; John Crowley and Charles Rangel, both D-N.Y.; Al Green, D-Texas; and Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill.,

Thanks for the thread justin! Amazing.

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4. Your Welcome!