The radical Left simply doesn’t know how to behave anymore. They’re constantly getting themselves into trouble.
And congressional Democrats have been threatened with severe punishment for this appalling action.
Tennessee Republican Seeks to Discipline Democrats After House Floor Chaos
In a bold move, Representative Andy Ogles, a Republican from Tennessee, has introduced a resolution to penalize Democratic lawmakers who threw House proceedings into disarray during the censure of Representative Al Green, a Texas Democrat, on Thursday. The incident has sparked a fresh wave of tension in an already divided Congress.
“We have a country to run,” Ogles told Fox News Digital in a concise yet fiery interview. “The failed policies of Joe Biden is why they lost the House, why they lost the Senate, why they lost the presidency. They can lick their wounds all day, but they still have to behave on the House floor.”
The Tennessee lawmaker didn’t mince words, adding, “We can disagree on issues and politics, but we’re gonna respect one another, and I’m tired of this crap.”
Ogles’ resolution targets the Democrats who disrupted the House by stripping them of their committee assignments—a punishment meant to sting. He plans to classify the measure as “privileged,” a procedural tactic that would force House leadership to address it within two legislative days. If all goes according to his timeline, a vote could happen as early as next week after he discusses the matter with House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana.
The drama traces back to Thursday, when all but 12 House Democrats opposed censuring Green for interrupting President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress. Ten Democrats crossed party lines to join Republicans in reprimanding Green, while two—including Green himself—voted “present.”
The Texas Democrat had shouted, “You have no mandate!” at Trump as the president celebrated Republican wins across the House, Senate, and White House during his address to Congress on Tuesday night. Speaker Johnson swiftly had Green escorted out by the Sergeant-at-Arms.
But the real fireworks erupted on Thursday. As Green’s formal censure was about to be read aloud, Democrats rallied around him on the House floor, breaking into a rendition of “We Shall Overcome.” Johnson’s repeated attempts to restore order failed, prompting him to call a recess.
For a brief moment, the chamber became a battleground, with a handful of Republicans and Democrats trading barbs. One Republican was overheard slamming the Democrats’ actions as “embarrassing.”
“Democrats burst out singing “We Shall Overcome” after Rep Al Green was censured pic.twitter.com/bCJ0SWWm7U
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) March 6, 2025
Ogles’ resolution, which Fox News Digital obtained first, calls on the House Sergeant-at-Arms to identify “which members ignored the speaker’s directive to leave the well of the House.” Once that list is handed to Speaker Johnson, those lawmakers would be “removed from any standing committee on which they currently serve for the remainder of the 119th Congress,” according to the text.
The Tennessee Republican first hinted at his plans on X, signaling his frustration with the spectacle. “The speaker, he’s a good man, he’s a Christian man. He has a kind heart. With grace gave them the opportunity to stop and they refuse to do so,” Ogles said to Fox News Digital.
“So, look, if you wanna act like a petulant child on the House floor and you’re giving a warning and a reprimand, and you choose not to stop, then actions need to be taken.”
🚨Today, a group of House Democrats broke decorum during the censure of Rep. Al Green and, after multiple warnings, refused to heed @SpeakerJohnson's order.
I am drafting privileged resolutions to remove each of them from their committees. If you want to act like a child in the…
— Rep. Andy Ogles (@RepOgles) March 6, 2025
Green, for his part, has remained defiant. The 77-year-old Democrat, given a chance to defend himself on Wednesday, stood firm. “I heard the speaker when he said that I should cease. I did not, and I did not with intentionality. It was not done out of a burst of emotion,” he said.
“I think that on some questions, questions of conscience, you have to be willing to suffer the consequences. And I have said I will. I will suffer whatever the consequences are, because I don’t believe that in the richest country in the world, people should be without good healthcare.”
As the dust settles, Ogles’ resolution could set the stage for a contentious showdown in the House, testing the limits of discipline and decorum in a Congress that is certainly divided.
Stay tuned to the Conservative Column.
