Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), a civil rights icon who led historic sit-ins in the 1960s, staged another sit-in on the floor of the House of Representatives Wednesday to pressure Republicans to bring up a vote on gun control legislation.
People showed their support for Lewis in a variety of ways: Fellow House Democrats sat with him on the House floor; Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) brought donuts; protesters gathered outside the U.S. Capitol.
And according to HuffPost's Jennifer Bendery, someone in California paid $344 to deliver pizzas to Lewis. And boy, was the woman who got to deliver them ecstatic:
Read more on the House Dems' sit-in here.
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