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Religious leaders arrested in act of civil disobedience against Senate's "immoral" health care bill

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A group of prominent clergy were arrested Thursday on Capitol Hill while peacefully protesting the Republican health care bill, describing the legislation as “immoral” and “sinful.” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) unveiled a tweaked version of the “Better Care Reconciliation Act” on Thursday, but it does not appear to greatly improve on the previous iteration, which is projected to cost 22 million people people their health insurance over the next decade. Two Americans who would be impacted by the health care bill also spoke briefly before Capitol police ordered the protesters to disperse. The group refused, bursting into the gospel hymn “Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around” before being led away by police in handcuffs.
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