Bowman, a former school principal who pulled a fire alarm in the U.S. Capitol complex, did so because he thought it would “open the door.”
Bowman later told reporters he pulled the fire alarm because he “thought the alarm would open the door.”September 30, 2023
However, Bowman spent ten years as a school principal in a state that requires 12 fire alarm drills per school year. Bowman’s office similarly issued a statement claiming he did not know he would trigger the fire alarm by pulling it. “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,” his spokeswoman
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