GOP efforts to expel and censure Rep. Jamaal Bowman are already underway.
Rep. Jamaal Bowman. Photo: Barry Williams for NY Daily News via Getty Images. is facing an investigation and a Republican-led expulsion effort after he pulled a fire alarm in a House office building while the House scrambled to head off a government shutdown on Saturday.Bowman spokesperson Emma Simon told Axios in a statement that the congressman "did not realize he would trigger a building alarm as he was rushing to make an urgent vote.
House Administration Committee Chair Bryan Steil said in a statement: "Rep Jamaal Bowman pulled a fire alarm in Cannon this morning. An investigation into why it was pulled is underway."What we're hearing:That resolution could face an uphill battle – it would require a two-thirds vote, meaning many Democrats would have to cross the aisle to vote to expel one of their own.
Rep. Joe Morelle told Axios that "it appears from the footage [of the incident] to be him ... I'd like to understand, obviously, what his explanation is."
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