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Protesters Derail Rules Committee Hearing on ADA Bill

By Thomas McKinless
Posted February 13, 2018 at 11:33pm

By Thomas McKinless

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Protesters interrupted a Rules Committee hearing on Tuesday with chants of “don’t take our rights away, hands off the ADA” as the committee began consideration of a bill that aims to curb lawsuits in relation to the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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