Congressional staffers who staged a sit-in Monday at Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer’s office in protest of stalled climate action went into it preparing for the worst — staffers hardly ever make a scene, let alone like this.
The worst did happen for six of the 17 demonstrators: They were arrested for unlawful entry and “for failing to leave the office after they were told to leave,” according to Capitol Police.
But their cause picked up some steam during the week, and along the way they shook up some deeply held beliefs about what it means to work on Capitol Hill.
