Sit In On House Floor

The 2016 united states house of representatives sit in began on june 22 2016 when members of the house democratic caucus led by georgia representative john lewis and massachusetts representative katherine clark and illinois representative robin kelly declared their intention to remain on the floor of the united states house of representatives until its republican speaker paul ryan allowed votes on gun control legislation in the aftermath of the june 12 2016.

Sit in on house floor.

The group included civil. A group of roughly 60 legislators sat down cross legged in the middle of the house floor wednesday pushing for gun control votes. Some remained standing on the floor. With the republican and democratic conventions on the horizon and with black protest perhaps brewing again the sit in on the house floor for gun legislation is a reminder of lewis s involvement in.

By jennifer bendery and sam stein washington democrats literally sat down on the floor of the house chamber on wednesday and forced the house into a temporary recess as part of an effort to compel republican leadership to vote on gun control legislation.