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Watch Members' Periscope/Facebook feeds from House Floor

C-SPAN doesn't control the House cameras, which have been switched off since the sit-in began Wednesday at 11:25am ET. However, we are showing you Periscope and Facebook feeds from several members throughout the sit-in, including Representatives Scott Peters (D-CA), Mark Takano (D-CA)Eric Swalwell (D-CA), Beto O'Rourke (D-TX)and Don Beyer (D-VA)

Wednesday's action by congressional Democrats comes just over a week after 49 people were gunned down by a lone gunman at a gay night club in Orlando, Florida. The gunman pledged alliegiance to ISIS on social media and in a phone call to law enforcement at the time of the attack. You can also watch this protest on the grounds of the Capitol from Wednesday evening.