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‘I Would Do It Again’: Rep. Al Green on His Removal After Disrupting Trump’s Congress Speech (clip)
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U.S. House of Representatives
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Al Green
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03/05/2025 11:37 pm
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GREEN Thank you Mr ░░░░░░░░ And still I rise ░░░░░░░░ I rise to explain ░░░░░░░░ I did what I ░░░░░░░░ And I did it ░░░░░░░░ intentionality The president indicated ░░░░░░░░ he had a mandate ░░░░░░░░ said to the president ░░░░░░░░ do not have a ░░░░░░░░ to cut Medicaid I ░░░░░░░░ constituents who need Medicaid ░░░░░░░░ will suffer and some ░░░░░░░░ die if they don ░░░░░░░░ get Medicaid I heard ░░░░░░░░ Speaker when he said ░░░░░░░░ I should cease I ░░░░░░░░ not and I did ░░░░░░░░ with intentionality It was ░░░░░░░░ done out of a ░░░░░░░░ of emotion I was ░░░░░░░░ about it but I ░░░░░░░░ it with intentionality I ░░░░░░░░ that on some questions ░░░░░░░░ of conscience you have ░░░░░░░░ be willing to suffer ░░░░░░░░ consequences And I have ░░░░░░░░ I will I will ░░░░░░░░ whatever the consequences are ░░░░░░░░ I don t believe ░░░░░░░░ in the richest country ░░░░░░░░ the world people should ░░░░░░░░ without good health care ░░░░░░░░ stood up for my ░░░░░░░░ then I m standing ░░░░░░░░ for my constituents now ░░░░░░░░ am grateful to Mr ░░░░░░░░ for what he has ░░░░░░░░ I m grateful for ░░░░░░░░ who have been standing ░░░░░░░░ me But I will ░░░░░░░░ you I appreciate you ░░░░░░░░ anger The officers who ░░░░░░░░ me out they were ░░░░░░░░ to me I don ░░░░░░░░ blame the Speaker for ░░░░░░░░ Friends I would do ░░░░░░░░ again I have to ░░░░░░░░ candid with you I ░░░░░░░░ not trying to in ░░░░░░░░ way insult you This ░░░░░░░░ a matter of principle ░░░░░░░░ is a matter of ░░░░░░░░ There are people suffering ░░░░░░░░ this country because they ░░░░░░░░ t have health care ░░░░░░░░ ll close with this ░░░░░░░░ some issues that are ░░░░░░░░ of conscience it is ░░░░░░░░ to stand alone than ░░░░░░░░ stand at all This ░░░░░░░░ where I stand I ░░░░░░░░ back.”
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