Bowman arrested during voting rights protest outside Capitol

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Progressive Bronx U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman had handcuffs slapped on him Thursday alongside at least 20 others, who had been on a hunger strike to promote the passage of a federal voting rights bill.

The legislation, which was voted down in the U.S. Senate Wednesday, would have expanded early and mail-in voting and made Election Day a national holiday.