Rep. Al Green assails cryptocurrency on House floor, moves to adjourn

Representative Al Green delivered a lengthy floor speech May 14, 2026, characterizing cryptocurrency meme coins as speculative scams and accusing the president of engaging in "pump and dump" behavior tied to his branded coin. Al Green described decentralization without proper regulation as a vehicle for tax evasion and illicit transfers, and said members of the executive branch and Congress should be restricted from certain crypto activities.

"If you own a meme coin, you own nothing," Al Green said during his remarks, which mixed policy warnings about unregulated digital assets with political criticism. He called for legal restrictions on ownership of certain crypto assets by public officials and urged stronger oversight to protect ordinary investors.

Toward the end of his remarks, Al Green said he was "censured but not silenced" and indicated the possibility of pursuing impeachment in the future. He then made a motion that the House adjourn; the Speaker's panel put the question, members responded, and the motion to adjourn was adopted. The House stood adjourned until noon on Tuesday.

Context: Al Green's speech occurred later in the day's floor schedule after the Committee of the Whole proceedings and drew on partisan commentary about the president's public statements and the structure of cryptocurrency markets. The floor adopted the adjournment motion without recorded division.