Sunrise Movement, a nationwide youth environmental campaign, says around 30 of its members flooded inside House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's office while over a hundred more crowded the hallway outside.
Members of Sunrise Movement pose for a photo on the east lawn at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on September 28, 2023. / Photo: AFP
The Sunrise Movement, a nationwide youth environmental campaign, said around 30 of its members flooded inside House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's office on Thursday while over a hundred more crowded the hallway outside."Our generation is on the front lines of this crisis," Ariela Lara, 17, a high school senior from the Bay Area in California, told the AFP the news agency.
Brandishing signs that read"The GOP Hates Gen Z" — a reference to the Republicans'"Grand Old Party" moniker — the activists made speeches and sang protest songs during their half-hour"occupation" of McCarthy's office.
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