After Democrat Rep. Al Green was removed for disrupting President Trump’s joint address on Tuesday evening, House Republicans took swift action to hold him accountable for the dumb stunt.
Republican Rep. Dan Newhouse introduced a resolution today to censure Al Green. The resolution condemns Rep. Green’s behavior as a “breach of proper conduct.”
After it was introduced, the House of Representatives moved quickly to hold a vote and move the resolution forward.
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In a major victory for House Republicans, the vote to move the censure forward was passed 211-209, along party lines. Not a single Democrat joined Republicans to censure Al Green.
Tomorrow, a final vote is scheduled to approve the censure.
Here’s what’s happening:
🚨 #BREAKING: The House of Representatives just voted 211-209
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