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Screaming match breaks out in House after vote to censure Democrat Al Green

Screaming match breaks out in House after vote to censure Democrat Al Green

TheHousevotedonThursdaytocensureDemocratAlGreenoverhisoutburstatPresidentDonaldTrump’sspeechtoCongressonTuesdaynight. TheRepublican-ledeffortpassed224-198withtwomembersvotingpresent,oneofthembeingGreen.TenDemocratsvotedtocensureGreen. TheTexasDemocratwasimmediatelycalledtothewellforapublicreadingoftheresolutionbySpeakerMikeJohnson.GreenandotherDemocratssurroundinghimtherebegansingingthecivilrightsanthem“WeShallOvercome,”whichpromptedtheRepublicansidetoyell“order.” AscreamingmatchbetweenHouseDemocratsandRepublicansbrokeout.Atonepoint,DemocraticRep.AyannaPressleyyelledback,“Shameonyou!”DemocraticRep.RashidaTlaibalsoshoutedatRepublicans. InabriefappearanceonFoxNewsafterthevote,Johnsoncalledit“areallysaddayforourinstitution.” Rep.AndyOgles,ahardlinememberoftheHouseFreedomCaucus,postedonXhe’salreadydraftingaresolutiontoremoveeachoftheDemocratswhodemonstratedalong