Protestors Disrupt Senate Hearing on Trade Promotion Authority

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Protestors Disrupt Senate Hearing on Trade Promotion Authority

By Meredith Dake

Posted June 30, 2015 at 12:30pm

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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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