Capitol Police Tells Protestors Not to Disrupt Congressional Baseball Game

The U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) on July 28 urged climate activists planning to demonstrate at the annual congressional baseball game to stay home.

In a statement relayed through Twitter, USCP Chief Tom Manger said: “We are aware that demonstrators are planning to protest political issues at the Congressional Baseball Game for Charity. Our mission is to protect the Members of Congress during this family event, so we have a robust security plan in place.”

“We urge anyone who is thinking about causing trouble at the charity game to stay home,” Manger added. “We will not tolerate violence or any unlawful behavior during this family event.”

Now or Never, a climate activist organization, has threatened to shut down the game if Congress does not make progress on a climate spending package.

“If a climate spending bill has passed by then (or if passage is imminent), we will still take action to demand further legislation – this crisis won’t be solved by one bill, no matter how broad,” the group said in a blog post about the proposed demonstration. “However, we will ensure that our tactics fit the moment we are in. If Congress has passed climate legislation or is on the cusp of doing so, we may use a more conciliatory tactic.”

The threat comes as Democrats in the Senate have tussled with Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) over reaching an agreement to fund new climate policies as part of a significantly scaled-down version of the Build Back Better (BBB) social spending package.

Earlier in the month, following an inflation report showing that consumer prices had increased by 9.1 percent over the past 12 months, Manchin appeared to dash his party’s hopes when he said he was skeptical about the timeliness of such a package.

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