Representative of American Chrissy Houlahan, a democrat representing Chester, joined the nine other members of her party on Thursday in voting to censor the second democratic representative of Al Green for his explosions during the speech of President Donald Trump for a joint session of the Congress on Tuesday.
Green from Texas got up at the very beginning of Trump’s speech after the president boasted of his election victory, calling it a mandate. He shouted: “You have no mandate! You don’t have a mandate to cut Medicaid! “By pointing to the President’s chick, to publish his point.
Green was removed by a sergeant in the arms.
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Marshal of the house Mike Johnson (R., La.) Justified on Wednesday, saying that Green “decided to deliberately violate the principles of the house in a way that in our opinion is probably unprecedented in history – by interrupting the message of the President of the United States, who is an honorary guest.”
But most of the Democrats – including all other representatives of the party from Pennsylvania and New Jersey – voted against censorship, and some broke into “defeating” on the floor of the room after voting.
After a controversial vote, the first year representative of Ryan Mackenzie (R., Pa.) He got involved in a screaming match with the progressive representative of Rashida Tlaib (D., Mich.), which was censored in 2023 After the criticism of Israel, she stimulated the slack.
The censorship of a member is basically a public reprimand, but the action was historically occasional. Green, who defended his actions on Wednesday, is the fifth member of the Congress, which was censored in this decade. Joins the list of rep. Paul Gosar (R., Ariz.), Who was censored for providing a video presenting violence against the representative of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., NY), and the then President Joe Biden in 2021, and Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D., NY), who pulled out the Capitol fire alarm before the key vote in 2023.
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Houlahan talked to Inquiter about what was made her decision about the censorship of a friend who appeared after she voted for a request to vote. She also discussed the fights that democrats have united opposition to Trump. Her answers were slightly edited for length and clarity.
Why did you vote behind the application table and then voted for censorship Rep. Al Green?
“I voted for it because I think we have much, much better things related to our time than continuing this nonsense. After saying, the table application failed, so we don’t have the opportunity not to vote for it. And I think that we must conclude that we have rules in the House of Representatives and we have decorative standards, which we all consider, and we all have to agree to these standards so that we can do work for people made, so we cannot be a banana republic. “
About the perceived “improper application” of censorship:
“After the vote, I pulled out the speaker [Johnson] Aside and I had a very strong conversation with him, in which I explained that I voted in favor, but I have nothing against the arbitrary and capricious applications of the same principle. There was no power or sanctions of the US representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (D., Ga.). He said, “Well, she just wore a hat.” She also shouted at the president of the United States [Biden in 2024]And I don’t think it’s all right that she didn’t have the same treatment.
“And I think it is absolute hypocrisy, that people after voting stood there, shouting at Mr. Green, when their their own colleagues did very, very similar things, not wearing masks, when they were ordered, wearing a magician hats when they literally not allowed hats on the floor. We had to make a special exception to wear hijabs. This is crazy. … we have to behave like adults and stop madness. “
How can democrats present a more united opposition to Trump?
“This is definitely a fight for the right answer and I do not know if I can apply for any solution or authoritative action. I really tried to take every vote separately and I try to behave in the way I think my community would like to. Immediately after voting, I met the three -star general responsible for the Defense Intelligence Agency to talk about the cuts and consequences for our intelligence community, and this is my way to work on all these atrocities that this administration equalizes. “
Did you talk to Rep. Green, are you planning?
“It was really, really, a really challenging voice. I sat there until the last moment, wondering where I would land. I didn’t have the opportunity to talk to him. I think it is my duty, and when I see him, I will do it and I hope he will understand.
“And it’s frustrating because Al Green’s statement was true. It was not provocative or offensive. It was true. But I think that each of us had to make decisions about how we intend to comport ourselves and what was right, and I know that every colleague on both sides made these choices, and each of us knows that these choices have consequences. “
