Zooey Zephyr Sends Parting Message to Montana Republicans After Censure

Montana Representative Zooey Zephyr, who on Wednesday was banned from the House floor for the remainder of session after a tumultuous week, said the legislature is "removing 11,000 Montanans from discussion on every bill going forward" with the censure.

"I will always stand on behalf of my constituents, my community, and democracy itself," the Missoula Democrat said in a post on Twitter shortly after lawmakers voted to censure her for what Republicans deemed a breach of decorum.

With a vote of 68 to 32 in the GOP-dominated chamber, Zephyr was barred from the House and will not be allowed to debate or speak on legislation for the remainder of session, which ends next week.