New York Democratic Jamaal Bowman was arrested Thursday alongside more than two-dozen other protesters at the U.S. Capitol as they demanded the Senate alter its 60-vote legislative filibuster pass key tenets of the lawmaker's political party.
A Bowman spokesperson said the first-term congressman took part in a "voting rights non-violent direct action at the North Barricade of the U.S. Capitol Building and was arrested by the U.S. Capitol Police."
Police at the U.S. Capitol said they had repeatedly warned protesters not to block the barricade g before they began making arrests.
Such arrests of Capitol Hill lawmaker over politically charged issues are largely symbolic and often pre-planned with law enforcement to avoid injuries or other related consequences.
