Occupy protesters in Washington, D.C., took over a meeting at the Chamber of Commerce on Monday. The protesters disrupted a speech by BlueCross BlueShield CEO Scott Serota.
Occupy Protesters: “Mic check! We are the 99 percent. And we are here because Scott Serota, CEO of Blue Cross, who makes more than $2.5 million per year, is an example of the 1 percent in the healthcare industry, who testified in Congress and influenced the health bill to create more profit for health insurers at the expense of human suffering and preventable death.”
The protest continued for several minutes. As soon as one protester was removed from the event, another stood up and began speaking.