Pallone went unheeded. The Hill reported that more than two dozen protesters were arrested for civil disobedience, including wheelchair users. One protester, while being escorted out of the room by the police, shouted, “You will kill me,” according to the Independent ’s Eric Garcia.

Senator Roger Marshall said demonstrators protesting Medicaid cuts were "probably hired," and dismissed their concerns as a "sugar high" from pandemic spending.

Leslie Dach, executive chairperson of Protect Our Care, estimated more than 10 million people could lose their Medicaid coverage under a Republican budget proposal. Democrats are "going to fight to protect Medicaid," Welch said. "Preserving health care is a total bipartisan issue in America," Dach said.