>>> TURNING OUR CAMERAS AND BRINGING STREAMING VIDEO. CAPITOL HILL, HOUSE LAWMAKERS VOTED TO CENSURE AL GREEN DAYS AFTER GREEN WAS REMOVED FROM THOSE CHAMBERS AFTER INTERRUPTING PRESIDENT TRUMP DURING THE PRESIDENT'S JOINT ADDRESS TO CONGRESS. HERE IS THE MOMENT OF THE VOTE TODAY AND THE RESPONSE OF DEMOCRATS SUPPORTING MR.
GREEN. LISTEN. >> WILL REPRESENTATIVE GREEN PRESENT HIMSELF TO THE WELL.
BY ITS ADOPTION OF HOUSE RESOLUTION 189 THE HOUSE HAS RESOLVED THAT REPRESENTATIVE AL GREEN BE CENSURED. THAT REPRESENTATIVE AL GREEN FORTHWITH PRESENT HIMSELF IN THE WELL OF THE HOUSE OF LEPTATIVES FOR THE PRONOUNCEMENT OF CENSURE AND THAT REPRESENTATIVE AL GREEN BE CENSURED WITH PUBLIC READING OF THIS RESOLUTION BY THE SPEAKER. [ SINGING ] >> SINGING THERE.
AND THEN YOU HEARD SOMEONE YELL ORDER FROM FROM THE FLOOR THERE. PRESIDENT TRUMP RESPONDED TO IT THIS VOTE. TRUMP TOLD FOX NEWS GREEN IS AN EMBARRASSMENT TO DEMOCRATS.
HE SAID GREEN SHOULD BE FORCED TO TAKE AN IQ TEST. DEMOCRATS REACTED TO THE CENSURE VOTE MOMENTS AGO. HERE'S THAT.
>> THIS IS NOT AN UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE AS WE'VE SEEN. MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE DISRUPTED THE STATE OF THE UNION UNDER JOE BIDEN AND DEMOCRATS ALLOWED HER SPEECH. REPUBLICANS ARE NOW ISSUING CENSURE MOTIONS BECAUSE THEY DISLIKE WHAT A DEMOCRAT DID DURING THE STATE OF THE UNION.
YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO NOTE THAT AND IT'S REALLY BECAUSE REPUBLICANS JUST, THEY'RE VERY THIN SKINNED AND THEY'RE VERY SENSITIVE AND THEIR FEELINGS ARE VERY EASILY HURT. THEY HAVE TO VOTE ON CENSURE RESOLUTIONS. >> THAT CENSURE VOTE WAS OUTRAGEOUS TO MY MIND.
AND WHAT THEY'VE DONE IS THEY'VE COMPLETELY WATERED DOWN THE MEANING OF CENSURE. IF YOU CENSURE PEOPLE OVER HECKLING. NOW WE'LL HAVE TO START CENSURING MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE.
SHE REPEATEDLY HECKLED PRESIDENT BIDEN. HE ENGAGED WITH IT. >> LET'S BRING IN CONGRESSIONAL CORRESPONDENT CAITLIN HUEY-BURNS.
I HAVE SEEN THIS BEFORE. ONLY WITH SOMEBODY FROM THEIR OWN PARTY. BREAK DOWN WHAT IT MEANS FOR OUR VIEWERS WHO DON'T KNOW WHAT A CENSURE IS.
WHAT'S THE WEIGHT OF THAT OTHER THAN A FINGER WAGGING? >> YEAH, THAT'S IT. IT'S ESSENTIALLY A VERY PUBLIC WRIST SLAPPING.
YOU SAW THAT THE PERSON BEING CENSURED ACTUALLY HAS TO APPEAR ON THE FLOOR AND HEAR THIS MOTION GO THROUGH. SO IT'S REALLY MEANT TO EMBARRASS THE MEMBER. IT DOESN'T REALLY CARRY ANY OTHER WEIGHT BEYOND REPUTATIONAL DAMAGE, IF AT ALL.
IT'S A VERY MESSAGING KIND OF DYNAMIC THEY GO THROUGH. BUT YOU DO HAVE SOME DEMOCRATS THAT ACTUALLY VOTED FOR THE CENSURE. ON ONE HAND YOU JUST HEARD FROM SOME DEMOCRATS SAYING REPUBLICANS ARE USING THIS TO CRACK DOWN ON FREE SPEECH, BUT THEN ON THE OTHER HAND YOU DID HAVE SOME DEMOCRATS WHO VOTED IN FAVOR OF CENSURING THEIR COLLEAGUE.
BIGGER PICTURE HERE TOO IS THIS WAS JUST ONE WAY THAT DEMOCRATS AT LEAST ONE DEMOCRAT WANTED TO EXPRESS HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AND SPEAKS TO THE BROADER ISSUE THAT DEMOCRATS HAVE WHICH IS HOW DO THEY GO ABOUT OPPOSING THIS PRESIDENCY WHEN THEY HAVE VERY LITTLE AT THEIR DISPOSAL. THEY HAVEN'T REALLY RALLIED AROUND A SINGULAR STRATEGY YET. THIS WAS AL GREEN'S WAY.
HE'S ALSO SOMEONE WHO HAS DONE THESE SORTS OF THINGS BEFORE IN SOME WAYS. HE REPEATEDLY BRINGS UP IMPEACHMENT NOTIFICATIONS FOR THE PRESIDENT AS WELL. THIS IS ONE INSTANCE.
IT DOES RAISE THE QUESTION OF WHETHER THIS WILL BECOME A REOCCURRING ONE. >> THE OTHER MAJOR STORY, THE GOVERNMENT FUNDING BILL. LAWMAKERS HAVE A TICKING CLOCK.
THEY HAVE TO GET THAT PASSED TO AVERT A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO KICK THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD. WHAT ARE YOU SEEING THERE?
>> YEAH, IF IT LOOKS LIKE WE'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE. FEELS LIKE WE'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE. WE HAVE.
MANY TIMES. THEY ARE CONSIDERING ANOTHER WHAT WE CALL CONTINUING RESOLUTION WHICH WOULD TAKE CURRENT GOVERNMENT FUNDING LEVELS, EXTEND IT THROUGH THE END OF SEPTEMBER ACCORDING TO THIS BILL. JUST ESSENTIALLY KEEPING THE GOVERNMENT RUNNING.
REMEMBER NEXT FRIDAY THE GOVERNMENT RUNS OUT OF MONEY ON THE 14th. THEY HAVE TO GET SOMETHING DONE HERE. THE HOUSE SPEAKER HAS PROPOSED WHAT HE'S CALLING A CLEAN CR, ESSENTIALLY JUST SAYING HERE ARE THE LEVELS, LET'S JUST EXTEND IT FURTHER.
THE PRESIDENT MET YET WITH SOME OF THOSE MEMBERS FROM THE FREEDOM CAUCUS. YOU HEAR ABOUT THESE GUY AS LOT. SOME VERY CONSERVATIVE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE WHO HAVE OPPOSED TRADITIONALLY ANY SORT OF CONTINUING RESOLUTION HERE.
BASICALLY TRYING TO MAKE THE CASE TO THEM LOOK, JUST GET THIS OTHER WITH, GET THIS DONE AND THEN YOU CAN HAVE POLICY ARGUMENTS WHEN IT COMES TO THE ACTUAL BIG POLICY BILL THAT THEY STILL HAVE TO WORK THROUGH IN TERMS OF THE BUDGET. SO WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. WE'RE GOING TO GET TEXT APPARENTLY TONIGHT OR TOMORROW MORNING WITH A VOTE POTENTIALLY AS EARLY AS NEXT WEEK.
>> SO SPEAKING TO REPUBLICANS WHO ARE REALLY PUSHING TO GET THAT CONTINUED RESOLUTION, AT THE SUGGESTION OF PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP. CONGRESSMAN CHIP ROY HAD THIS TO SAY. >> IT WILL BE FOR WORKING CLASS FAMILIES ALL OVER THIS COUNTRY.
HIGHER TAXES. THERE ARE PROGRAMS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WHICH PROVIDE SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS OF HELP TO LOW INCOME AND WORKING CLASS COMMUNITIES. COMMUNITIES WHERE IT IS HARD.
WHERE THE TAX BASE IS LOW. THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION KIDS WITH DISABILITIES, MILLIONS OF THEM GET THE HELP THEY NEED. I THINK WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT WHERE THERE IS BUREAUCRACY.
WHERE THERE IS WASTE. LET'S GO AFTER IT. BUT JUST TAKING A CHAIN SAW AND DISMANTLING PROGRAMS WHICH HURT MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF WORKING CLASS PEOPLE IS JUST NOT ACCEPTABLE.
>> WELL WE HAVE BUTTONS IN TV, MY FRIEND. SOMETIMES THOSE TAKE US TO THE WRONG SOUND BYTE. ANYBODY KNOWS THAT THAT IS SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS.
NOW WE HAVE WHAT WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT, LET'S GO AHEAD AND ROLL AND SEE WHAT MR. ROY HAD TO STAY. JUST STAY WITH US HERE.
>> PRESIDENT BELIEVE HE NEEDS A CR IN ORDER TO STOP DEMOCRATS FROM PLAYING GAMES, WHICH THEY WANT TO DO. THEY WANT TO STOP DOGE. THEY'RE RATTLING ABOUT SHUT DOWN.
I DON'T REALLY BUY THAT THAT MUCH. BUT THEY WANT TO MOVE FORWARD. MY VIEW IS YOU'RE TELLING ME AS A CONSERVATIVE YOU'RE GOING TO FREEZE SPENDING FOR SIX MONTHS, HOLD THE DEFENSE HAWKS AT BAY, GET EVERYBODY IN A ROOM AND KEEP GETTING DOGE TRANSPARENCY AND DEMONSTRATING ALL THE WASTE, FRAUD AND ABUSE WE CAN USE TO INFORM FY 26.
I'M GOOD WITH THAT. >> HE'S GOOD WITH IT. WHAT ABOUT HIS PEERS?
>> YEAH, THAT'S THE BIG OPEN QUESTION HERE. BUT THAT REALLY SPEAKS TO THE DETAILS THAT THE PRESIDENT AND THE WHITE HOUSE HAVE BEEN LAYING OUT TO THESE MEMBERS SAYING LOOK THE KINDS OF CUTS YOU WANT TO SEE IN GOVERNMENT SPENDING, LET'S DEAL WITH THAT IN THE BIGGER BUDGET THROUGH THAT BIG RECONCILIATION PROCESS. WE NEED TO GET THIS GOVERNMENT FUNDING WHICH IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT, JUST GET THAT OUT OF THE WAY AND BE ABLE TO MOVE ON TO ACTUALLY CRAFTING THE POLICY WHEN IT COMES TO THE BUDGET THAT YOU WANT TO MAKE.
SO IT'S A SELL. WE'LL SEE IF IT THESE MEMBERS TAKE THE PITCH. WE'LL ALSO SEE IF DEMOCRATS CROSS THE AISLE AND SAY LOOK, I DON'T WANT TO SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT.
LET'S JUST GET THIS OVER WITH. YOU ALSO HAVE DEMOCRATS WHO SAY LOOK, THIS IS WHERE WE CAN EXERT LEVERAGE. MAYBE A SHUT DOWN OF THE GOVERNMENT, THE PRESIDENT GETS BLAMED FOR IT, IT'S NOT ON US.
WE'LL SEE HOW THAT POLITICS PLAYS OUT AS WELL. >> WE KNOW YOU'LL BE THERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
GOOD TO BE WITH YOU.
