Democrat Rep. Al Green got his 15 seconds of fame, and now he will pay for his unruly behavior during President Donald Trump’s Congress address by being censured by the House of Representatives.
In a close 211-209 vote, the House is moving forward with censuring the congressman, after he acted so disorderly that he was booted from the president’s speech on Tuesday.
LOL: The House of Representatives voted to CENSURE Rep. Al Green, and Democrats starting SINGING on the house floor in "protest."
Speaker Mike Johnson had to literally SHUSH them.
This is PATHETIC!
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While Democrats acted like – well, Democrats – House Speaker Mike Johnson jumped in and warned them that they needed to “observe House decorum.”
“Mr. President, members are directed to uphold and maintain decorum in the House and to cease any further disruptions,” Johnson declared. “That’s your warning.”
He added that the chair was “prepared to direct the Sergeant at Arms to restore order to the joint session.”
BREAKING: The House just voted 211-209 to proceed with a vote to censure Al Green for disrupting President Trump's speech.
The censure vote will now likely take place tomorrow. FREAKIN GOOD!pic.twitter.com/954VyKNTay
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“Members are engaging in willful and continuing breach of decorum, and the chair is prepared to direct the Sergeant at Arms to restore order to the joint session,” Johnson said.
He also directed Green to sit down numerous times before finally authorizing “the Sergeant at Arms to restore order,” and to remove Green from the chamber.
“Find that members continue to engage in willful and concerted disruption of proper decorum, the Chair now directs the Sergeant at Arms to restore order,” Johnson ordered.
Afterwards, Rep. Dan Newhouse proposed a resolution to censure Green. It read:
Whereas, the conduct of the Representative from Texas disrupted the proceedings of the joint address and was a breach of proper conduct; and whereas, after numerous disruptions the representative from Texas had to be removed from the chamber by the Sergeant-at-arms; Now, therefore, be it resolved that Representative Al Green be censured.
Play dumb games and you’ll win dumb prizes.