House Democrats sing We Shall Overcome

House Democrats sing 'We Shall Overcome' as Rep. Al Green is censured

Mar 6, 2025
Watch: U.S. House Democrats sang "We Shall Overcome" in the well of the chamber after Rep. Al Green was censured.

The House voted to censure Al Green, Democratic congressman from Houston, Texas, for disrupting President Donald Trump’s address to Congress earlier in the week. Green offered no regrets when he explained his actions on the House floor and said he'd do it again.

The resolution against Green was approved in a mostly party-line vote of 224-198 on Thursday.

House Speaker Mike Johnson had Green removed from the chamber during the early moments of Trump’s speech Tuesday night.

Green shouted at Trump after the Republican president said voters had given him a mandate not seen for decades.

Green said Trump has no mandate to cut Medicaid.

Trump has said about the health care program that "we’re not going to touch it.”

The censure resolution says Green's actions were a “breach of proper conduct” during a joint address and that his removal “after numerous disruptions.”

Democrats tried to table it Wednesday, but that effort failed on a party-line vote.

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FULL SPEECH: Al Green Delivers Fiery Address On House Floor After After Being Censured

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Rep. Al Green (D-TX) speaks on the House floor after being censured.


When the U.S. House of Representatives censures someone, it means they are formally reprimanding or expressing official disapproval of that individual’s actions or behavior. It’s a public shaming, essentially—a way for the House to say, “You screwed up, and we’re calling you out.” This can happen to a member of Congress, a government official, or even a private citizen, though it’s most commonly directed at their own ranks.