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Mob Rule?

Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) just told reporters a short time ago, a protestor watching the House proceedings from the gallery got rowdy, yelling “Kill the Bill.” He resisted four Capitol Hill police officers trying to remove him from the gallery and as this was happening he was cheered loudly by dozens of House Republicans.

“I’ve never seen members of the House cheering on a guy resisting being kicked out of the gallery,” said Frank. “It’s a dangerous situation and the Republicans are cheering him on.”

In general, Frank says things seem a bit calmer with the protestors than they were yesterday.

Josh Marshall

Josh Marshall is editor and publisher of TalkingPointsMemo.com.

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