Al Green Says He’s ‘Working on Articles of Impeachment’ for Trump

GREEN And I was ░░░░░░░░ it clear to the ░░░░░░░░ that he has no ░░░░░░░░ to cut Medicaid I ░░░░░░░░ people who are very ░░░░░░░░ These are poor people ░░░░░░░░ they only Medicaid in ░░░░░░░░ lives when it comes ░░░░░░░░ their health care And ░░░░░░░░ want him to know ░░░░░░░░ his budget calls for ░░░░░░░░ cuts in Medicare He ░░░░░░░░ to save Medicaid and ░░░░░░░░ it We need to ░░░░░░░░ the cap on Social ░░░░░░░░ there s a possibility ░░░░░░░░ it s going to ░░░░░░░░ hurt and we gotta ░░░░░░░░ Medicare These are the ░░░░░░░░ net programs that people ░░░░░░░░ my congressional district depend ░░░░░░░░ and this president seems ░░░░░░░░ care less about them ░░░░░░░░ more about the number ░░░░░░░░ people that he can ░░░░░░░░ from the various programs ░░░░░░░░ have been so helpful ░░░░░░░░ so many people Reporter ░░░░░░░░ yelling during the speech ░░░░░░░░ best way to get ░░░░░░░░ across GREEN It is ░░░░░░░░ best way to get ░░░░░░░░ across to a person ░░░░░░░░ uses his incivility who ░░░░░░░░ his incivility against our ░░░░░░░░ He is a person ░░░░░░░░ has consistently been used ░░░░░░░░ against civility Reporter You ░░░░░░░░ no mandate is that ░░░░░░░░ you said GREEN Yeah ░░░░░░░░ look I m willing ░░░░░░░░ suffer whatever punishment that ░░░░░░░░ available to me I ░░░░░░░░ t say to anyone ░░░░░░░░ t punish me I ░░░░░░░░ said I ll accept ░░░░░░░░ punishment But it s ░░░░░░░░ it to let people ░░░░░░░░ that there are some ░░░░░░░░ us who are going ░░░░░░░░ stand up against us ░░░░░░░░ president s desire to ░░░░░░░░ Medicaid Medicare and Social ░░░░░░░░ Reporter So where you ░░░░░░░░ saying You have no ░░░░░░░░ is that what you ░░░░░░░░ That s what I ░░░░░░░░ has no mandate to ░░░░░░░░ Medicaid None Reporter Is ░░░░░░░░ the only punishment that ░░░░░░░░ were kicked out sir ░░░░░░░░ is there GREEN I ░░░░░░░░ t know Whatever the ░░░░░░░░ is I m not ░░░░░░░░ the punishment This is ░░░░░░░░ the people who are ░░░░░░░░ punished by virtue of ░░░░░░░░ their health care This ░░░░░░░░ the richest country in ░░░░░░░░ world and we have ░░░░░░░░ who don t have ░░░░░░░░ health care We gotta ░░░░░░░░ better And now we ░░░░░░░░ about to cut Medicaid ░░░░░░░░ is for poor people ░░░░░░░░ care has become wealth ░░░░░░░░ for many people and ░░░░░░░░ can t afford to ░░░░░░░░ that happen Reporter Is ░░░░░░░░ the only thing that ░░░░░░░░ re protesting GREEN No ░░░░░░░░ have other things I ░░░░░░░░ protesting And I m ░░░░░░░░ working on my articles ░░░░░░░░ impeachment This president is ░░░░░░░░ He should not hold ░░░░░░░░ office 34 felony convictions ░░░░░░░░ times impeached Reporter Sir ░░░░░░░░ me one more time ░░░░░░░░ you were shouting in ░░░░░░░░ chamber GREEN That he ░░░░░░░░ no mandate to cut ░░░░░░░░ Reporter That s what ░░░░░░░░ re saying over and ░░░░░░░░ GREEN Yes Reporter Thank ░░░░░░░░ sir GREEN No mandate ░░░░░░░░ you Thank you all ░░░░░░░░ you. Thank you.”