Many attendees wore patriotic clothing, waved U.S. and "Don't Tread on Me" flags and carried signs that read, "You lie," "No socialistic health care" and "Politicians lie, patients die." Others came straight from work, wearing business suits.The ralliers arrived as early as 8:30 a.m., coming by bus, car and plane from from all across the country, including states such as California, Oregon, Washington, Ohio, Iowa, New Jersey, South Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Kentucky and Texas. [CLICK HERE TO READ MORE]
10,000 chant to Congress: 'Hands off our health care' and 'Kill the bill'
WASHINGTON – A crowd of at least 10,000 descended on the Capitol today to protest the trillion-dollar health-care bill and storm the halls of congressional office buildings. With less than a week's notice to prepare for the event, the throng steadily grew as buses unloaded for an "Emergency House Call on Congress" to stop the House from passing the bill. A group of legislators led by Reps. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., and Pete Hoekstra, R-Mich., hosted the emergency town-hall meeting to protest the House Democrats' nearly 2,000-page bill, which is projected to cost at least $1.1 trillion. Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said he expects the House take the final version to the floor on Saturday. But thousands of enthusiastic Americans packed the Capitol grounds, chanting loudly: "Hands off our health care," and "You work for us!" They called, "Nancy Nancy," urging the House speaker to emerge from the Capitol. The following is a video of ralliers shouting, "Kill the bill!"
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