Black Democrats in the Pennsylvania state House of Representatives commandeered the podium for about 90 minutes at the start of the voting session on Monday in an effort to force action on police reform bills.
The dramatic takeover was paused when the Republican House speaker said he would consider putting proposals up for votes and that he supports a special session to consider the legislation. The protesters, including veteran Black legislators from Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, hung a "Black Lives Matter" banner from the speaker's dais and vowed they would not leave without movement on the stalled proposals.
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