Local weather change protesters briefly disrupt Congressional Ladies's Softball Recreation

Local weather change activists descended onto a sports activities subject in Washington, D.C., to cease a distinguished softball sport with prime congressional management in attendance.

The annual Congressional Ladies's Softball Recreation got here to a halt for 10 to fifteen minutes round 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday night time when local weather change protesters took over Watkins Recreation Subject. They wore white T-shirts that stated "Finish fossil fuels" and linked arms in a circle on the sector. U.S. Capitol Police approached the chanting protesters and walked them off of the sector.

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Home Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), former Speaker of the Home Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Home Majority Chief Steve Scalise (R-LA), and second gentleman Douglas Emhoff had been in attendance on the sport.

(Picture credit score: Washington Examiner's Zach Halaschak 07.12.23)

The Congressional Ladies's Softball Recreation has been a prime annual sporting occasion since 2009. The sport has feminine members of Congress competing towards feminine members of the Washington press corps.

This yr's roster of softball gamers included Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL), Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA), Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), the Each day Mail's Emily Goodin, CNN's Kasie Hunt, and PBS Newshour's Lisa Desjardins.

Final yr, dozens of local weather change demonstrators tried to disrupt the Congressional Baseball Recreation, and no less than three protesters had been arrested.

In April, local weather activists deliberate to blockade the White Home Correspondents' Affiliation dinner. Whereas President Joe Biden and first girl Jill Biden attended the dinner, the activists rallied exterior the occasion with the same "Finish fossil fuels" indicators as Wednesday night time's protest.