Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, shouts as President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (Win McNamee/Pool Photo via AP)
"I was making it clear to the president that he has no mandate to cut Medicaid," Green said, referring to the health care program used by 80 million Americans. "I have people who are very fearful. These are poor people, and they have only Medicaid in their lives when it comes to their health care."
"But it's worth it to let people know that there are some of us who are going to stand up against this president's desire to cut Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security," he said.
Green is removed from the chamber as Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday. (Win McNamee/Pool Photo via AP)
"It is the best way to get that across to a person who uses his incivility, who uses his incivility against our civility," Green said of Trump. "He is a person who has consistently used incivility against civility."
Johnson said afterward that Green should be censured by the House – among the more severe reprimands his colleagues could mete out.
"He’s made history in a terrible way," Johnson told reporters after the session.
"If they want to make a 77-year-old heckling congressman the face of their resistance, if that’s the Democrat Party, so be it," Johnson said. "But we will not tolerate it on the House floor."
Green told reporters that he is "willing to suffer whatever punishment is available to me."
"I didn't say to anyone, don't punish me," Green said. "I've said, I'll accept the punishment."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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