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Shortly before the House of Representatives was set to vote Saturday on a bill to fund the federal government past the weekend, Rep. Jamaal Bowman pulled a firearm inside the Capitol building, leading the building to evacuate and delaying the vote.House Speaker Kevin McCarthy accused Bowman of intentionally delaying the vote, telling reporters he was “appalled watching Democrats’ actions today, to delay it, to get a shutdown.
“Today, as I was rushing to make a vote, I came to a door that is usually open for votes but today was not open. I am embarrassed...House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and a mounting number of fellow Republicans are calling for Democratic Representative Jamaal Bowman to be"punished" after they alleged that he pulled a fire alarm to delay a crucial vote as a government shutdown loomed.
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NY Rep. Jamaal Bowman triggers fire alarm in House office building amid voting on funding billThe fire alarm sounded out around noon in the Cannon House Office Building and prompted a building-wide evacuation at a time when the House was in session and staffers were working in the building.
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Rep. Jamaal Bowman Pulls House Fire Alarm, Claims It Was a MistakeRep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., acknowledged triggering a fire alarm Saturday in one of the U.S. Capitol office buildings as lawmakers scrambled to pass a bill to fund the government before the midnight shutdown deadline.
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