House Speaker Paul Ryan may have turned the cameras off in order to avoid being embarrassed by the “No Bill, No Break” sit-in being hosted by Democratic representatives, but that doesn’t people stopped paying attention.
Broadway certainly noticed:
Just got off stage & seeing @repjohnlewis & everyone at the sit-in. So proud tonight. This is an American issue! #NoBillNoBreak
— Jesse Tyler Ferguson (he/him/his) (@jessetyler) June 23, 2016
#RiseUp https://t.co/ZxuI8oZyuF
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) June 22, 2016
Watching #NoBillNoBreak unfold is a brilliant thing to see.They are chanting for the people who no longer have a voice. Its incredible.
— James Corden (@JKCorden) June 23, 2016
“Hamilton” fans in particular are having a field day with it:
Would you like to join us
or stay mellow
doing whatever the hell it is you do in Monticello pic.twitter.com/Cj9GLjvmIM— Emmy Bengtson (@EmmyA2) June 23, 2016
"John Lewis, I need no introduction,
When you knock me down, I get the f*** back up again!"#Ham4SitIn— Mike Halcomb (@mikehalc) June 23, 2016
.@HouseGOP For once in your life take a stand with pride. I don't understnad how you stand to the side." #Ham4SitIn #NoBillNoBreak
— Kody Keplinger (@Kody_Keplinger) June 22, 2016
This is not a moment, it's the movement #Ham4SitIn #NoBillNoBreak pic.twitter.com/p9GjBIEqBB
— Andrea (she/her) 🐀 (@wysefyre) June 23, 2016
Hollywood noticed too:
Wow! Watch this! #NoBillNoBreak #Enough https://t.co/YXPlrdnZNt
— billy eichner (@billyeichner) June 23, 2016
Rep Duckworth left her wheelchair 2 join the SitIn.@SpeakerRyan won't let u see #NoBillNoBreak #LGBT #Orlando #Women pic.twitter.com/FKCuzWYvnA
— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) June 23, 2016
Support the sit-in! Find your House Rep on Twitter, demand the Brady Background Check bill be heard. #NoBillNoBreak https://t.co/DlVb6TOUGs
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) June 22, 2016
.@HouseDemocrats Do you need sleepover supplies? Phone chargers? Ouija board? A DVD of Dirty Dancing? #NoBillNoBreak #Enough
— Samantha Bee (@realsambee) June 23, 2016
NO WAY: After Orlando, Congress hasn't done anything and now they're going on vacation. I say #NoBillNoBreak pic.twitter.com/knVHIYriLL
— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) June 23, 2016
Text 644-33 if you want to urge your local representatives to vote on gun control. I did it! #easy #NoBillNoBreak pic.twitter.com/fvVrnLHD0t
— Jenna Fischer (@jennafischer) June 22, 2016
The music industry also noticed:
Bravo @repjohnlewis…how we do something is always a discussion, but this #NoBillNoBreak sit in is against doing nothing.
— josh groban (@joshgroban) June 23, 2016
#NoBillNoBreak Just days after the biggest shooting in our country we can't bring a bill to vote? This is not democracy. This is not US. 🇺🇸
— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) June 23, 2016
The speaker’s decision didn’t stop this guy from noticing the sit-in either:
We need more than moments of silence. We need action. And that's what's going on in the House now: https://t.co/L9m0dSfipA #NoBillNoBreak
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 23, 2016
"If we’re going to raise our kids in a safer, more loving world, we need to speak up for it." —@POTUS #NoBillNoBreak https://t.co/GSw4TkZxKB
— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) June 22, 2016
Former Salon writer Elias Isquith noticed too, but had a warning we would all do well to heed:
