Joyce Beatty arrested during voting rights protest at US Capitol – video

Congresswoman Joyce Beatty, a Democrat from Ohio and chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, was one of nine people arrested during a voting rights protest at the US Capitol on Thursday. Beatty was participating in a protestcalling for the Senate to pass asweeping election reform bill. The bill passed the House in Marchbut is being held up in the Senatebecause of a Republican filibuster. Beatty and others were arrestedby Capitol police for 'demonstratingin a prohibited area on Capitol grounds', said police

• Democratic congresswoman arrested during voting rights protest at Capitol