Rep. Ami Bera (D-Calif.) is defending his controversial vote to censure his Democratic colleague Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) following Green’s protest that disrupted President Donald Trump’s recent address to a joint session of Congress. During an ...

Green’s outburst was part of a larger pattern of Democratic protests, with some lawmakers engaging in both silent and vocal demonstrations against Trump’s speech. Democrats also faced criticism for refusing to stand and applaud when Trump honored a 13-year-old boy who survived brain cancer by naming him an honorary Secret Service agent.

Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) urged House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to strip Rep. Al Green (D-TX) of his committee assignments, arguing that the Democratic lawmaker was disruptive twice over the last week.