Protests erupted at a Republican-led hearing on their ObamaCare repeal bill, leading Senate Finance Committee Chairman(R-Utah) to briefly recess the hearing, after police dragged several protesters out.

"No cuts to Medicaid, save our liberty," attendees chanted.

Police surrounded the protesters and escorted them out of the room. Well over 100 people were arrested at the hearing and on Capitol grounds, police said later.

2:12 p.m.

A few minutes later, he restarted the hearing after the protesters had been removed, though they could be heard inside the room from the hallway.



Chairman Hatch is trying to gavel in. I don't see how this hearing ever starts. Activists are passionate and determined pic.twitter.com/mBEdIWoCOB — Leigh Ann Caldwell (@LACaldwellDC) September 25, 2017

Dramatic arrests as people are being forcibly dragged from Senate finance hearing on Graham/Cassidy pic.twitter.com/wDtyxTq4CI — Garrett Haake (@GarrettHaake) September 25, 2017

This is Colleen of ADAPT.



I have no idea what this country is supposed to be pic.twitter.com/de86rRuLiM — Jeff Stein (@JStein_Vox) September 25, 2017

Hatch recessed the hearing, and left the room at