House Republican plots to kick dozens of Democrats off panels

• As Johnson read out the resolution censuring Green, dozens of House Democrats, primarily Black Caucus members and progressives, stood in the well of the House singing "We Shall Overcome."
• Johnson repeatedly banged the gavel and said, "The House will come to order," before putting the House in recess until the disruption subsided.

What they're saying: "Today, a group of House Democrats broke decorum during the censure of Rep. Al Green and, after multiple warnings, refused to heed [Johnson's] order," Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) said in a post on X.

• Ogles said he is drafting privileged resolutions — which any member can force to a vote with or without support from leadership — to "remove each of them from their committees."
• "If you want to act like a child in the Halls of Congress, you will be treated like a child," Ogles said.

Zoom in: Ogles' two-page resolution says that "several Representatives should be removed from their committee assignments in light of conduct they exhibited on the floor," according to a copy obtained by Axios.

• The measure directs the House sergeant-at-arms to "provide a determination as to which Members ignored the Speaker's directive."

• Ogles told Axios he plans to speak to Johnson next week about bringing the measure up for a vote.

The other side: House Minority Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), in a video posted to social media Thursday night, blasted Ogles as a "far-right extremist" and a "fraud," and said his resolution is "going nowhere."

• "You ain't throwing no one off of any single committee," the Democratic leader said. "These people are malignant clowns. ... Don't make me expose you to folks that don't know you."

Editor's note: This story has been updated with comment from House Minority Hakeem Jeffries and has been corrected to reflect that Rep. Al Green represents Texas (not Arizona).