Hudson Valley congresspeople were among the Democrats participating in a sit-in protest on the floor of the House of Representatives.

Rep. Nita Lowey (D-17) and Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-18) were among the 167 House Democrats who joined the 1960s-style act of civil disobedience led by Georgia's Rep. John Lewis. Democrats are trying to force a House vote on gun control legislation in the wake of the Orlando shooting at a gay nightclub. Republicans have criticized the move as a publicity stunt.

Democrats have called on Rep. Paul Ryan to allow a vote on legislation to keep individuals on the terrorist watch list from being able to purchase a weapon. The measure had already failed a vote in the Senate.

"We will not bring a bill that takes away a person's guaranteed Constitutional rights without their due process," Ryan told CNN.

The Democrats' protest has played out in front of news cameras as well as social media, with congresspeople--including Lowey and Maloney--blanketing Twitter and Facebook with scenes from the House of Representatives using the hashtag #NoBillNoBreak and #NoFlyNoBuy.

Republican leaders moved early Thursday morning to adjourn the House through the 4th of July holiday. Cameras on the House floor were turned off with the adjournment, though Maloney and other Democrats used their cell phones to continue broadcasting the protests.

Democrats decided they would end the protest Thursday afternoon, CNN reported.

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