Capitol Police moved swiftly to stop protesters unfurling banners at a U.S. Senate office building in Washington, D.C.
Members of the Occupy DC protest, a demonstration that arose out of the larger Occupy Wall Street protests, marched on the Hart building on Tuesday morning.
Protesters gained entrance to the Hart building's atrium and dropped two banners, one reading
"End War Now" and the other "People for the People."
NBC News reports as soon as demonstrators unfurled their signs, Capitol Police placed them under arrest.
The offices of Democrat senators Dianne Feinstein and Harry Reid are located inside the Hart building, as well as Republican Marco Rubio.
The Occupy DC protests lumbers through a second week in the nation's capital. Demonstrations have for the most part been restrained and peaceful. On Saturday, one demonstrator was arrested after a group attempted to enter the Smithsonian Air and Space museum. Guards repelled the demonstrators with pepper spray, and the museum shut down early.
In Freedom Plaza, several blocks from the White House, a related group calling themselves Stop the Machine are negotiating to remain encamped on Pennsylvania for the next few months. Members of the group vowed they would only leave the plaza if arrested, but thus far, authorities have been handling the group with a light touch.
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