Jobless Protesters Occupy Mitch McConnell's Office As Congress Dithers On Jobs

Roughly 30 jobless protesters from D.C. neighborhoods have occupied Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's office in the Russell Senate Office Building. They said they want to talk to him about jobs.

But McConnell was busy at the Capitol Building, where he led Republicans in blocking a $60 billion infrastructure bill. The protesters said they supported the measure.

McConnell's legislative director offered to sit down with the group, but they declined, saying they'd rather wait for the senator himself. So they sat in his office, taking up every chair and lots of floor space while McConnell's staff went about its business. A Capitol Police officer scoped the situation and said her heart went out to them for losing their jobs.

The protesters, most of whom said they lived in the poorest part of Southeast D.C., had no affiliation with the Occupy Wall Street movement.