During a Fox News appearance, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) discussed the recent censure of Rep. Al Green (D-TX) for disrupting President Trump's address. He noted that the censure was backed by ten House Democrats, and underscored the importance of maintaining decorum within Congress. Johnson remarked that the censure is a significant matter, as Green is only the 29th member in history to be censured, and he considered the disruption as crossing a line. Discussions on potential further punishments for Green's committee assignments are ongoing among Republican members.
Johnson emphasized that decorum in Congress is crucial, stating, "We have to keep decorum. We have to keep control of the proceedings, because we're the greatest deliberative body in the world, and we need to act like it."
Johnson acknowledged the rarity and significance of the censure, remarking, "He was only the 29th member of the House to be censured in the entire history of the U.S. Congress. So it was above the pale."
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