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Rep. Al Green shouts down Trump and may face censure by the House for the outburst

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House Votes To Censure Al Green After Disruption Of Donald Trump’s Speech To Congress

Rep. Al Green (D-TX) was censured by the House of Representatives for disrupting President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday. In one of the highlights of a raucous House chamber during Trump’s speech, Green was removed when he refused to stop interrupting Trump. Green shouted that the president did not have a mandate to cut Medicaid. The vote today was 224-198 to censure Green, with 10 Democrats joining Republi…

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House censures Rep. Al Green for heckling Trump during speech to Congress

Fewer than 30 members of the House of Representatives have been censured. Green said about interrupting Trump, "Truthfully, I would do it again."

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Rep. Al Green set the bar for Democrats. Most of them failed to meet it.

Republicans are reportedly preparing a measure to censure Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, after he interrupted Donald Trump's speech to Congress Tuesday.

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What does it mean to censure a congressman? Texas Rep. Al Green faces House vote

The House on Thursday voted to censure an unrepentant Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, for disrupting President Donald Trump’s address to Congress. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., had Green removed from the chamber during the early moments of Trump’s speech Tuesday night. Green stood and shouted at Trump after the Republican president said the Nov. 5 election had delivered a governing mandate not seen for many...

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