Democrat Rep. Jamaal Bowman (N.Y.) was caught on video pulling a fire alarm in the Cannon House office building on Saturday to delay a vote on a GOP stopgap spending bill to fund the government.
“Rep Jamaal Bowman pulled a fire alarm in Cannon this morning. An investigation into why it was pulled is underway,” House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil stated.
Rep Jamaal Bowman pulled a fire alarm in Cannon this morning. An investigation into why it was pulled is underway. – Chairman Bryan Steil
— House Admin. Committee GOP (@HouseAdmin) September 30, 2023
BREAKING: Democrat Rep. Jamaal Bowman allegedly caught on video pulling the Capitol fire alarm moments before vote to keep government openpic.twitter.com/OedXq6oK4I
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) September 30, 2023
Capitol Police are reportedly trying to locate him for questioning after releasing a photo of Bowman pulling the alarm.
BREAKING: Capitol police release photo of Jamaal Bowman pulling the fire alarm. pic.twitter.com/XpUoEu9lU4
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) September 30, 2023
There was an alert to Capitol police officers to locate him, I’m told.
— Olivia Beavers (@Olivia_Beavers) September 30, 2023
House Republicans said Bowman should be prosecuted for committing the felony offense outlined in 18 USC 1512(c)(2).
As Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) pointed out, that statute Bowman violated is the same one the Department of Justice has cited to prosecute January 6 defendants.
Democrat Rep Jamaal Bowman reportedly just violated 18 USC 1512(c)(2), interruption of an official proceeding.
Here’s what happened. https://t.co/UJDdgGnoRC
— Marjorie Taylor Greene
(@mtgreenee) September 30, 2023
House Republicans took to X to call for Bowman’s arrest.
A Democrat Member of Congress just committed a felony by pulling the fire alarm to try to delay and stop a Congressional vote to fund the government.
— Rep. Elise Stefanik (@RepStefanik) September 30, 2023
I’m hearing Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) was CAUGHT ON CAMERA pulling the fire alarm in a House Office Building to delay the CR vote.
IF TRUE: he should be charged with obstructing an official proceeding which is a FELONY.
As a former Sheriff, I’d happily slap the cuffs on him.
— Congressman Troy E. Nehls (@RepTroyNehls) September 30, 2023
In a desperate attempt to buy leftists more time to further destroy our country and prevent us from funding the government, it appears Rep. Jamaal Bowman may have been caught red-handed on camera falsely pulling a fire alarm and causing evacuations. He should be charged and… https://t.co/nDjGTOZQBU
— Rep. Lauren Boebert (@RepBoebert) September 30, 2023
Radical Dem Rep. Jamaal Bowman just pulled the fire alarm in the House’s Cannon Building, which forced an evacuation and delayed votes.
I view this as interfering with official legislative proceedings.
He is an insurrectionist.
— Rep Andy Biggs (@RepAndyBiggsAZ) September 30, 2023
This is the United States Congress, not a New York City high school. To pull the fire alarm to disrupt proceedings when we are trying to draft legislation to AVERT A SHUTDOWN is pathetic…even for members of the socialist squad. https://t.co/hcqD7hOcDr
— Office of Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (@RepMalliotakis) September 30, 2023
The House was scheduled to vote on a 45-day “clean” stopgap funding bill that won’t include funding for Ukraine or border policy changes ahead of a midnight shutdown deadline.
Is there anything Democrats won’t do to keep taxpayer money flowing to Ukraine?