Rep. Al Green on Disrupting Trump’s Congress Speech: ‘My Conscience Dictated that I Do What I Did’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Joining me ░░░░░░░░ is congressman Al Green ░░░░░░░░ of Texas Congressman you ░░░░░░░░ in a recent interview ░░░░░░░░ President Trump quote Uses ░░░░░░░░ incivility to take advantage ░░░░░░░░ our civility Do you ░░░░░░░░ your colleagues in the ░░░░░░░░ Party are being too ░░░░░░░░ during this time when ░░░░░░░░ rights and freedoms are ░░░░░░░░ on the line Well ░░░░░░░░ you for having me ░░░░░░░░ think we re At ░░░░░░░░ point where We re ░░░░░░░░ decisions as to how ░░░░░░░░ should move forward I ░░░░░░░░ That we have to ░░░░░░░░ forward with righteous incivility ░░░░░░░░ is What we Engaged ░░░░░░░░ when we Sang we ░░░░░░░░ Overcome and what I ░░░░░░░░ in when I stood ░░░░░░░░ indicated that the president ░░░░░░░░ t have a mandate ░░░░░░░░ cut Medicaid Medicaid is ░░░░░░░░ important to so many ░░░░░░░░ my state Texas has ░░░░░░░░ highest rate of uninsured ░░░░░░░░ in the country and ░░░░░░░░ has such because it ░░░░░░░░ to expand its Medicaid ░░░░░░░░ the Affordable Care Act ░░░░░░░░ offered Texas a 100 ░░░░░░░░ which Texas rejected Now ░░░░░░░░ reference to my colleagues ░░░░░░░░ have said the things ░░░░░░░░ I do are of ░░░░░░░░ My conscience dictated that ░░░░░░░░ do what I did ░░░░░░░░ am prepared to accept ░░░░░░░░ The punishment is I ░░░░░░░░ t have to agree ░░░░░░░░ it but I can ░░░░░░░░ it because that s ░░░░░░░░ peaceful protest demands First ░░░░░░░░ demands that you get ░░░░░░░░ the way This is ░░░░░░░░ John Lewis used to ░░░░░░░░ which means you re ░░░░░░░░ And then you have ░░░░░░░░ be prepared to suffer ░░░░░░░░ consequences I think that ░░░░░░░░ would be inappropriate For ░░░░░░░░ Speaker to do or ░░░░░░░░ colleagues but I m ░░░░░░░░ to Suffer the consequences ░░░░░░░░ by the way candidly ░░░░░░░░ this is not to ░░░░░░░░ anyone, I.