Here's a CNN segment about the candidates marching to Boehner's office, and here's more from Adam Green and company at the PCCC:
Wednesday, seven congressional candidates brought the energy of the Occupy movement straight to Capitol Hill.
They marched on Speaker John Boehner's office with 35,000 petitions saying "We stand with the 99%" -- and demanded that Congress pass jobs legislation now.
With news cameras from CNN, NBC, and CBS in tow, a fascinating clash with Boehner's staff occurred.
Click here to see the amazing video -- and help their "We stand with the 99%" petition continue to grow.
As you can see from the video, they were stopped at the door of Speaker Boehner's office. Marko Liias, a candidate in Washington's First District, joked that Boehner's "Welcome, please come in" sign should actually read, "Welcome 1%, please come in."
The other bold progressive candidates delivering the petition were Eric Griego (NM-1), Lori Saldana (CA-52), Ilya Sheyman (IL-10), Lois Frankel (FL-22), Franke Wilmer (MT-AL), and Wenona Benally Baldenegro (AZ-1).
These candidates were definitely heard -- and they will bring the fight to the halls of Congress if they are elected. We need more Democrats willing to take the fight straight to the Republicans.
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