Rep. Al Green (D-TX) is facing at least three GOP-led censure resolutions after he was ejected from the House chamber during President Donald Trump‘s joint address to Congress. Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) introduced his censure resolution against the Democrat on the House floor on Wednesday afternoon,
Rep. Dan Newhouse, a Republican from Central Washington, introduced the resolution to rebuke a Texas congressman who was removed from the House chamber after repeatedly interrupting President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress earlier in the week.
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A resolution to formally punish Rep. Al Green for protesting President Donald Trump's speech is possibly getting a House vote this week.
Republican Rep. Dan Newhouse of Washington introduced a resolution on Wednesday to censure Green for the disruption. Newhouse is one of two remaining House Republicans who voted to impeach Mr. Trump over the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Green’s outburst was part of a larger pattern of Democratic protests, with some lawmakers engaging in both silent and vocal demonstrations against Trump’s speech. Democrats also faced criticism for refusing to stand and applaud when Trump honored a 13-year-old boy who survived brain cancer by naming him an honorary Secret Service agent.
Rep. Al Green (D-TX) was censured on Thursday for his “defiant” outburst during President Donald Trump‘s joint address to Congress. The House voted 224-198 to approve the resolution, with 10 Democrats joining Republicans.
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