Washington – Republican lawmakers seem open to stripping Rep. Al Green from his committee position after disrupting President Donald Trump's joint speech to Congress, but Democrats continue to oppose the idea widely.
“In my view, speaking for the people of Medicare and Medicaid, I believe that Rep. Greene has far more respect for Americans than Elon Musk, who calls Social Security a Ponzi scheme.
Green was removed from his House room after he suspended Trump's speech to a joint session in Congress earlier this month. Democrats were later condemned by a bipartisan group of lawmakers, but some Republicans in the House Freedom Caucus are taking it a step further by threatening a resolution to remove Green from committee positions.
A Democrat who spoke with Fox News Digital opposed further punishment against Green, saying he was “a step away.”
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Republican lawmakers seem open to stripping Rep. Al Green from his committee position after disrupting President Donald Trump's joint speech to Congress, but Democrats continue to oppose the idea widely. (Get McNamee/Pool)
“I think that's just too much of a step. When Joe Wilson called President Obama a liar, we didn't do that,” D-VA Congressman Don Bayer said.
Beyer added that Congress should demand a majority of members in order to condemn lawmakers.
“Now, it's just Democrats who blame Republicans, and Republicans blame Democrats. It should anger everyone, not just the other side,” Bayer said.
Rep. Chris Pappas, DN.H. said Greene “haves blame, accepts punishment and we all need to understand how we can move forward and focus on American work.”
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D-Va. Rep. Don Beyer and D-Wis. Gwen Moore of Fox News Digital and spoke about GOP's efforts to remove Al Green from committee positions. (Fox News Digital)
However, Republicans who spoke with Fox News Digital were critical of Green's interrupting the president's speech.
RC Rep. Russell Fry said he never saw the resolution, but it was “what will he do at the end of the day?” [Green] What I did was absolutely merciless. ”
“The courtesy inside the house was violated in such a reckless manner,” Frye said. “For me, all options should be on the table.”
“I was sitting during the censorship vote and it was the first time I'd seen something like that happen,” R-Pa. “I realized it was so frightening when I couldn't even recognize a 13-year-old boy who had undergone multiple brain surgeries throughout the union.”
D-Va. Don Beyer, Rusell Fry, Rs.C. Rights responded to efforts to remove D-Texas MP Al Green from committee position. (Fox News Digital)
A Republican, Rep. William Timmons, Rs.C. said he doesn't think Green would actually be stripped of the committee's position.
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“I think it was really embarrassing last week what he did. So we see where we're going,” R-Minn said. Rep. Pete Stauber said.
Fox News Digital contacted Green's office for comment but did not receive an immediate response.
Elizabeth Elkind of Fox News contributed to this report.
