Protestors Disrupt Senate Hearing on Trade Promotion Authority – Roll Call

Protestors Disrupt Senate Hearing on Trade Promotion Authority

By Meredith Dake and JM Rieger

Posted January 27, 2015 at 12:16pm

Protesters disrupted a Senate Finance Committee hearing on President Barack Obama’s trade policy Tuesday.

Three protesters were arrested and others were escorted out of the hearing room by Capitol Police.

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