
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Al Green of Texas wasn’t the first lawmaker ever to blurt out a protest during a presidential address to Congress. But the Democrat is perhaps the only one in recent memory to actually be ejected from the hall Tuesday night by the Speaker of the House. Green said afterward it was worth it to make his point. Speaker Mike Johnson later called for the congressman to be censured. In past years, several lawmakers have raised their voices to shout at presidents – from GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s shouts against President Joe Biden and Republican Rep. Joe Wilson’s against President Barack Obama. Green, first elected to Congress 20 years ago, has often been a maverick who stood alone.