Two moderate Democrats who voted against censuring Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, suggested they did not believe Congress should be focused on such matters.<\/p>\n
Ten Democratic lawmakers broke from their party<\/a> to vote on a House GOP-led resolution to formally admonish Green for protesting during President Donald Trump’s<\/a> address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night.\u00a0<\/p>\n The majority of those 10 are considered frontline Democrats in more moderate districts, while others, like Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., are generally known to cross the aisle and work with Republicans.<\/p>\n Fox News Digital reached out to nine other Democrats representing moderate areas, who were part of the 198 total who opposed censuring Green.<\/p>\n PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP CONCLUDES REMARKS AFTER DECLARING ‘AMERICA’S MOMENTUM IS BACK’<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Of those, just two \u2013 Reps. Jared Golden, D-Maine, and Josh Riley, D-N.Y. \u2013 offered responses.<\/p>\n “In today\u2019s environment, censure tends only to give a greater platform to the censured legislator. So I tend to lean in favor of free speech unless a clear red line is crossed,” Golden told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n The Maine Democrat’s written statement also included a link to a reference of his vote in favor of censuring “Squad” member Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., over her anti-Israel comments.<\/p>\n He did, however, offer criticism for Green’s interruption of Trump’s speech.<\/p>\n “I voted against censuring Rep. Green because I don\u2019t believe he crossed that line \u2013 and I don\u2019t believe it\u2019s in the House\u2019s interest to draw even greater attention to his misguided behavior,” Golden explained.<\/p>\n Riley’s statement did not remark directly on Green but more broadly dismissed attention-seekers in Washington.<\/p>\n “Upstate New Yorkers sent me to Congress to lower costs, create jobs, and ensure they get a fair shot. I wish we\u2019d spent this morning focused on that instead of the drama and political theater in Washington,” the first-term House Democrat said.<\/p>\n Riley won his seat in November by unseating former Rep. Marc Molinaro, R-N.Y., in a district that spans much of central New York state.<\/p>\n TOP 5 MOMENTS FROM TRUMP’S ADDRESS TO JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Green was censured in a 224 to 198 vote on Thursday morning after repeatedly disrupting the beginning of Trump’s primetime speech.<\/p>\n He shouted, “You have no mandate!” at Trump and shook his cane in the air as the president touted Republican victories in the House, Senate and White House. Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., after giving a warning, had Green removed from<\/a> the chamber.<\/p>\n The 77-year-old Democrat was unrepentant, posting on X on Thursday afternoon, “Today, the House GOP censured me for speaking out for the American people against [Trump’s] plan to cut Medicaid. I accept the consequences of my actions, but I refuse to stay silent in the face of injustice.”<\/p>\n The 10 Democrats who voted to censure Green are Reps. Ami Bera, D-Calif.; Ed Case, D-Hawaii; Jim Costa, D-Calif.; Laura Gillen, D-N.Y.; Jim Himes, D-Conn.; Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa.; Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio; Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla.; Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Wash.; and Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y.<\/p>\n Green himself voted “present,” as did first-term Rep. Shomari Figures, D-Ala.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Two moderate Democrats who voted against censuring Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, suggested they did not believe Congress should be focused on such matters. 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