Representative Gregory Meeks of New York, speaking in a hoarse voice, told CNN he had about an hour’s nap during the sit-in.The House drama began before noon when Mr Lewis and dozens of colleagues sat down on the carpeted floor in the well of the chamber.Fifteen hours after the sit-in began, the presiding officer adjourned the House for two weeks in response to the protest and Republicans began leaving the building.Mr Ryan, who dismissed the protest as a “publicity stunt,” refused to allow votes on two bills demanded by Democrats: one to expand background checks and another that prevents people on terror watch lists and no-fly lists from buying guns.”But we’re going right back to the floor, as soon as I finish here,” he said.Some 20 diehards remained in the chamber Thursday morning, however, news reports said.Instead, he called for votes on unrelated issues as he sought a return to order as Democrats shouted “No bill, no break!” referring to the Congress’s two week break for the US Independence Day.”Do we have raw courage to make at least a down payment on ending gun violence in America ” he added. in the 1960s and led Wednesday’s protest.”
The scenes on the House floor, unprecedented in recent history, began after Democrats joined by House minority leader Nancy Pelosi disrupted the chamber’s proceedings Wednesday, prompting Republican Speaker Paul Ryan to gavel the House into session late at night.”The time for silence and patience is long bushing suppliers gone,” said House Democrat John Lewis, who marched with Martin Luther King Jr. (Photo: PTI)US Democrats on Thursday vowed to continue pushing for gun safety legislation in the wake of the Orlando nightclub massacre and pressed on with a dramatic nearly day old sit-in even though it failed to force a vote in Congress.Mr Meeks added: “We’re going to make sure we are here at least for 24 hours today, but whenever Congress comes back into session, we will continue.Flanked by other House Democrats and Brady Campaign president Dan Gross (second from right), US House Minority leader Nancy Pelosi speaks during a news conference on gun control on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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