House Republicans voted early Thursday morning to start their July 4 recess a day early amid a gun violence sit-in by Democrats.
{mosads}But Democrats pushed forward, vowing to keep holding the floor indefinitely and turning to social media in the absence of House cameras and microphones.
Watch live as the demonstration, led by civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), enters its second day with no sign of stopping.
6 AM and still we #HoldTheFloor pic.twitter.com/3xZtxKB6uN
— Rep. Ted Deutch (@RepTedDeutch) June 23, 2016
We are still here, cold & tired but here! pic.twitter.com/SKT4Tu41f4
— Rep. Norma Torres (@NormaJTorres) June 23, 2016
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