Rep. Dan Newhouse, a Republican from Washington, introduced the resolution to censure Green, noting that Green's actions violated proper conduct in the House. The resolution passed mostly along party lines,
Washington state Rep. Dan Newhouse introduced a censure resolution against Rep. Al Green after he interrupted President Trump's address to Congress.
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.
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.
The House voted on Thursday to censure Democrat Al Green over his outburst at President Donald Trump's speech to Congress on Tuesday night.
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.
Ten Democrats including Tom Suozzi and Laura Gillen of New York, joined all Republicans in chiding Green over the cane-waving disruption.
The Texas congressman was ejected from the House chamber earlier this week during Trump's address to the nation.