Single-payer healthcare protesters disrupt Senate hearing; Chairman calls for more police

Submitted by Anna on Tue, 05/05/2009 - 22:52

Want single payer universal healthcare? Don’t try to bring it up in the Senate.

Health care activists disrupted a Senate Finance Committee hearing Tuesday, standing up one after the other as Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) tried to restore order.

As soon as police escorted one protester out of the room, another would stand up, criticizing the committee for convening a panel of 15 experts and excluding witnesses who support creating a Medicare system for all Americans. About eight were led out of the hearing.

Baucus’ response? “We need more police.”

A video of the protest appears below.

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