By EDUARDO PAZ-MARTINEZ
McALLEN, Texas | Yes, he did it. A Democrat activated a fire alarm in the Capitol Building just before the House of Representatives voted on the federal spending bill last Saturday night.
Congressman Jamaal Bowman (shown doing it in photo above) said it was an accident.
Republicans say he should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, as were the January 6 rioters.
This excerpt from nymag.com: [ Representative Bowman of New York was accused of deliberately pulling a fire alarm in a House office building on Saturday in the chaotic hours before a vote to fund the government and avert a shutdown.
In a statement posted on X/Twitter, Bryan Steil, the chair of the House Administration Committee said "Bowman pulled a fire alarm in Cannon this morning. An investigation into why it was pulled is underway."
A spokesperson for the progressive Democrat later said that "Congressman Bowman did not realize he would trigger a building alarm as he was rushing to make an urgent vote. The Congressman regrets any confusion."
U.S. Capitol Police confirmed in a late-afternoon statement that "a fire alarm was activated on the 2nd floor of the Cannon Office Building" at 12:05 p.m., and the building was evacuated while officers made sure there was no threat. The USCP also said it was still investigating what happened.
Speaking with reporters after the House voted to pass a stopgap spending bill on Saturday afternoon, Speaker Kevin McCarthy told reporters "This is serious" and that the House Ethics Committee should investigate Bowman. The California Republican added that he would talk to Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries about the situation, and insisted that "this should not go without punishment."
Republican McCarthy even went so far as to compare Bowman’s actions to those undertaken by rioters on January 6, 2021. ]
It's just some more silliness.
Only Bowman knows the truth. He's saying it was accidental. Is that possible? Well, yeah. But what was he doing even messing with the alarm? Obviously, the photo (atop this post) shows him standing in front of it.
Not a biggie. It is to Republicans, however, but we all know about their numerous foibles.
We say: The truth is always best...
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Some more silliness from our politicians. That's it.
ReplyDeleteWow. Talk about Over-reaction. Comparing this to the rioters they say were just tourists? Republicans are sickos.
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