Former Braintree resident among dozens arrested in U.S. Capitol protest
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Alarie, who now lives in
He said the protest was part of a "die-in."
"I laid down and then the guy was like, 'can you get back in your chair?,'" he said. "And I said, 'no.'"
Alarie said
"It was pretty rough," he said. "If you wanted the bathroom you had to wait for an escort."
Alarie, who last lived in
"What these cuts mean is that essentially there's going to be no money for people with disabilities," he said. "It boils down to death for a lot of people."
Thursday's protest has since sparked a national conversation and been featured on programs like
The protest came on the same day Senate Republican leaders released their version of a bill that would repeal and replace President
Since it is only his first arrest on the grounds of the
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