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.
The activists, who were at the Capitol all week on a hunger strike, were first joined by Bowman Wednesday, yet when he returned Thursday afternoon they were all in handcuffs. Bowman was told by authorities the activists were in an area of the Capitol they were not permitted to be.
