There are currently no reported obstructions to downtown traffic.
In particular, the protesters called on the senator to help end the filibuster. According to the group, Sen. Sinema has not represented her constituency during her time in Washington D.C. since taking her oath as senator in 2019.
KGUN 9 reached out to Sen. Sinema's office, where spokespeople declined to offer a statement, citing that she was"traveling back to D.C. from Arizona for Senate votes this week," and referring back to previously written op-eds by the senator. The protest blocked the intersection of Congress Street and Church Avenue downtown around the noon hour. Police set up roadblocks on Congress Street to re-direct traffic.Anne Simmons is a digital content producer for KGUN 9. Anne got her start in television while still a student at the University of Arizona. Before joining KGUN, she managed multiple public access television stations in the Bay Area and has worked as a video producer in the non-profit sector.
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