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Fire Alarm Pulled in House Building During Spending Bill Vote; Rep. Bowman Regrets Causing Disruption

  • Rep. Bowman pulled a fire alarm in the Cannon House Office Building on Saturday. House Speaker McCarthy called it similar to the Jan. 6 riot and said Bowman should be punished.

  • Bowman's office said he didn't realize he would trigger the building alarm. He regrets any confusion.

  • U.S. Capitol Police and the House Admin Committee are investigating the incident. Republicans accused Bowman of pulling the alarm to delay a vote.

  • Rep. Malliotakis said she'll introduce a resolution to expel Bowman from the House over the incident.

  • The alarm sounded as Republicans tried to begin a vote on a spending bill. Democrats appeared to try to delay the start of the vote.

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