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The House floor spun into chaos on Wednesday after Republicans voted to censure
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) — a rare rebuke that sparked a rowdy protest from
scores of Democrats, who huddled around their embattled ally and heckled
Republicans with accusations of political cowardice. 

The episode made for a wild ride on the floor, where Speaker Kevin McCarthy
(R-Calif.), who was presiding over the censure vote from the dais, faced down an
angry crowd of Democratic lawmakers who had flocked en masse to the well of the
chamber and directed their ire directly at him.



Behind former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), the crowd of Democrats launched
their protest with chants of, ‘Shame! Shame! Shame!” At one point, Pelosi, like
a conductor, signaled to her colleagues to continue the chants.

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), who was kicked off of a key committee at the start of
the year, called the Republicans “spiteful cowards.” 

“Disgrace,” Rep. Mark Takano, another California Democrat, shouted.

One unidentified Democrat offered a warning: “What goes around comes around.”

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), in the front row and glaring straight at
McCarthy, called the Speaker “pathetic” and “weak.”

Schiff walked through a sea of Democrats on his way to the well of the chamber,
where he was formally censured. Omar followed him down the aisle during the
trek, while Democrats clapped and patted Schiff on the back.



“Adam, Adam,” they chanted. Schiff was seen saying “thank you” to his
colleagues.

The Democratic protestations triggered a smattering of frustrated responses from
the otherwise amused Republicans across the aisle. At least one GOP lawmaker
followed the Democrats’ “shame” chant with the words “on Schiff.” One urged the
Democrats simply to “be quiet.” Another yelled out, “Jackass!” — toward no one
in particular.

At one point, Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) yelled out “$32 million dollars
on your charade,” an apparent reference to the cost of special counsel Robert
Mueller’s investigation into the 2016 election. The dollar figure was included
in Rep. Anna Paulina Luna’s (R-Fla.) initial resolution to censure Schiff, but
was nixed amid GOP concerns.



And when McCarthy called for Schiff to report to the well of the chamber, Rep.
Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) shouted “woo” and started clapping.

All the while, McCarthy beat the gavel furiously and urged “order” in the
chamber. It was a futile gesture. 

“Out of order!” the Democrats bellowed in response.



When McCarthy attempted to read the formal admonishment — a text beginning with
the words, “The House has resolved” — Democrats retorted: “The House
has not resolved.”  

After being interrupted a number of times by the Democratic chants, McCarthy
warned the chamber, “I have all night.” When he finally got through the reading,
Democrats once again started chanting “Adam, Adam.”

Throughout the bitter back-and-forth, Schiff stood stoically at the center of
the storm.  Afterwards, he called it “a badge of honor.”



“It was gratifying to hear such nice words from all my colleagues, and [it]
reinforced what a badge of honor it is to stand up to Trump and McCarthy and all
the MAGA enablers of the former president,” Schiff said.

The entire scene was a stark departure from the other censure votes in modern
history, when the offending lawmaker would march — unchaperoned — to the well of
a hushed chamber to receive the formal admonishment. That was the case with
former Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.), who was censured in 2010, and more recently
with Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.), who was censured in 2021. 

The outpouring of Democratic support in Schiff’s case reflects not only his
standing within the Caucus, but also the nature of the charges against him.
Schiff, as senior Democrat on the Intelligence Committee, had emerged as among
the fiercest antagonists of former President Trump, accusing him of abusing his
power and serving as the lead manager in Trump’s first impeachment in 2019. 



That national branding — radioactive on the right — led directly to the
Republicans’ censure resolution, which accused Schiff of lying to the public
about Trump’s ties to Russia. Most Democrats share Schiff’s sentiments about
Trump, however, turning Wednesday’s would-be punishment into a celebration of
Schiff’s willingness to stand up to the former president.

“It’s the Speaker’s House, not Trump’s,” Rep. Steve Cohen (R-Tenn.) yelled out.

A number of Democrats also mentioned Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.), the
controversial freshman lawmaker who was indicted on 13 federal charges in May
over accusations that he misled donors and misrepresented his finances to the
public and government agencies. He pleaded not guilty.



“Where’s Santos,” Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) yelled.

Last month, the House voted to send a resolution to expel Santos to the Ethics
Committee, punting on the question of whether or not the New York Republican
should be ousted from Congress. The move, however, was largely redundant since
the Ethics panel is already looking into Santos. Republican leadership has said
the Ethics probe should run its course before taking action against the
congressman.

“Where do you stand on Santos, Mr. Speaker?” Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) yelled
out.

Others cited the late-Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.). Earlier in the day House
leaders unveiled a U.S. Postal Service stamp depicting the late congressman, who
was a renowned civil rights leader.

“On the day you honor John Lewis,” one Democrat yelled out. “Shame on you.”

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Luna, for her part, appeared to be soaking it up. She was seated near the front
of the chamber throughout the process. She was hailed by Republicans with a
series of fist-bumps as she exited afterward up the center aisle. And just
before walking off the chamber floor, Luna turned to send a warning to the
protesting Democrats: 

“I’m here for two years, guys,” she said. 

Rebecca Beitsch contributed reporting. 

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