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WA lawmakers help House censure Texas Rep. Al Green for Trump address outburst

Mar 6, 2025, 8:00 AM | Updated: 9:38 am

Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, is removed from the chamber as President Donald Trump addresses a joint ses...

Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, is removed from the chamber as President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (Photo: Win McNamee/Pool Photo via AP)

(Photo: Win McNamee/Pool Photo via AP)

House lawmakers, including WA Rep. Marie Glusenkamp Perez (D-3rd District), have voted to censure , (D-Texas), after his outburst at President Trump’s congressional address Tuesday night.

Ten Democrats joined Republicans in voting for the censure introduced by WA Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-4th District). Republican freshman Rep. Michael Baumgartner (R-5th District) joined House Republicans in censuring Green, as well.

“Al Green’s childish outburst exposed the chaos and dysfunction within the Democrat party since President Trump’s overwhelming win in November and his success in office thus far. It is not surprising 198 Democrats refused to support Green’s censure given their history of radical, inflammatory rhetoric fueled by Trump Derangement Syndrome,” House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., told .

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Rep. Newhouse explains why he introduced the censure

Newhouse introduced a resolution that says Green’s behavior “was a breach of proper conduct.” Because the censure was introduced as “privileged,” the House had two legislative days to vote.

Green explained to media outlets that even if he is punished, it was worth it to make a point.

“The president was saying he had a mandate, and I was making it clear that he has no mandate to cut Medicaid,” Green told reporters, according to AP.

“It’s worth it to let people know that there are some of us who are going to stand up against this president,” he continued.

Democrats tried to kill the resolution against Green, but the effort was rejected in a party-line vote.

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Contributing: Lisa Mascaro, The Associated Press

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