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Yesterday Senator and Republican candidate for president John McCain’s office in Washington D.C. was occupied by disability rights activists demanding a meeting with McCain to ask for his support for the Community Choice Act. The legislation reforms Medicaid payments by allowing those with disabilities to use their benefits for community-based care instead of nursing homes.

Approximately forty ADAPT activists participated in the protest. They entered through security at the Russell Senate building, before proceeding to McCain’s second floor office. The activists then entered the office in mass, filling it to capacity and blocking both doors. They chanted, “We want McCain, and “Just like a nursing home, you cant get out,” as well as other refrains.

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