{"id":2118757,"date":"2023-12-07T14:47:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T19:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-votes-to-censure-rep-jamaal-bowman\/"},"modified":"2023-12-07T14:48:50","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T19:48:50","slug":"house-votes-to-censure-rep-jamaal-bowman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-votes-to-censure-rep-jamaal-bowman\/","title":{"rendered":"House censures Rep. Jamaal Bowman after vote"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-votes-to-censure-rep-jamaal-bowman%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2118757&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Anna Moneymaker\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/abril-elfi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Abril Elfi<\/a><br \/>11:43 AM \u2013 Thursday, December 7, 2023<\/p>\n<h2>The House Votes to Censure Representative Jamaal Bowman\u200b for Capitol Fire Alarm Incident<\/h2>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On\u200c Thursday, \u200cthe chamber \u2062voted 214-to-191 on the measure to condemn Bowman (D-N.Y.), primarily along party\u2064 lines. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 BREAKING: The US\u200c House has censured Jamaal Bowman in a vote of 214-191.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZqdB1PfmtX\">pic.twitter.com\/ZqdB1PfmtX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Proud Elephant \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83e\udd85 (@ProudElephantUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ProudElephantUS\/status\/1732794627193774481?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 7, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The vote occured a month\u2063 after Bowman entered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/newsroom\/rep-jamaal-bowman-charged-for-pulling-fire-alarm-ahead-of-house-vote\/\">a\u2064 guilty plea<\/a> to a single misdemeanor charge of setting off a fire alarm\u2062 in the Cannon House Office\u200c Building before \u2062a crucial House\u2062 vote.<\/p>\n<p>Before the House could vote on a stopgap bill that would fund\u200c the \u2064government before the \u2062deadline for the shutdown, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/newsroom\/dem-rep-jamaal-bowman-pulls-fire-alarm-ahead-of-house-vote-aoc-defends-him\/\">Bowman decided\u2063 to pull\u200b the alarm<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Security footage showed \u2063Bowman looking\u200b at the doors that\u200c read \u201cEmergency Exit Only \u2064Push Until\u200b Alarm Sounds,\u201d \u200cthen, as he\u2062 notices that the \u200ddoors \u2063are locked, he gazed\u200d at the red fire \u200dalarm and quickly pulled it.<\/p>\n<p>According to the lawsuit, after pulling the alarm, Bowman\u2064 strolled \u2064by Capitol police officers without saying \u2062anything or alerting them that he was the individual who was responsible for pulling the alarm.<\/p>\n<p>Bowman \u200cthen entered the U.S. Capitol building again just\u2062 four minutes after\u2062 pulling the alarm. Later, he finally \u200badmitted that he pulled \u2063it, but claimed that\u200d the \u2064incident was an \u201cinnocent mistake.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI was rushing to make a \u2062vote,\u201d Bowman said. \u2062\u201cI\u200b didn\u2019t know it would trigger the whole building.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>After\u200d the event, some Republicans introduced a bill to censure Bowman, claiming that he was deliberately trying to sabotage the impending vote. <\/p>\n<p>As part of a plea agreement with prosecutors, Bowman promised to \u201cwrite an apology to Capitol Police \u200dand pay \u2064a $1,000\u200b fine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stay \u2063informed!\u2062 Receive breaking news\u200b blasts directly to your \u2064inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare\u200c this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with\u200b Rep. 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The vote, which took place\u2064 on Thursday, saw a tally of 214-to-191 in favor of the measure, primarily along\u200c party lines.<\/p>\n<p>The incident in question occurred a month \u200dago when Bowman pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor charge related to the \u2064fire alarm. Just before a crucial House vote on a stopgap bill\u2062 to \u200cfund \u2063the government and \u2064prevent a shutdown, Bowman made the decision\u200d to pull the alarm.<\/p>\n<p>Security \u2062footage revealed that\u2063 Bowman had glanced at the doors marked &#8220;Emergency Exit Only, Push Until Alarm\u200d Sounds.&#8221; Finding the\u2063 doors locked, he then\u200d turned his attention \u2062to the red fire alarm \u2064and \u200bpromptly pulled it. However, instead of alerting \u2062Capitol police \u200cofficers about his action, \u2064Bowman\u2064 casually walked past them without saying a word.<\/p>\n<p>Only four minutes \u2063later, Bowman reentered the U.S. Capitol building. \u2064He eventually admitted to pulling\u2063 the alarm but claimed it \u200bwas an\u2063 &#8220;innocent mistake.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The censure resolution and subsequent\u2064 vote were met with mixed\u200b reactions. Supporters \u200bof the measure argued that Bowman&#8217;s actions\u2064 were irresponsible and\u2064 put the safety and security \u2062of lawmakers \u200band staff \u2062at risk. They believe that such behavior undermines the integrity of the democratic\u200c process \u2062and\u2064 should be \u200dcondemned.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, some critics of the censure claim\u200c that it is disproportionately severe and politically motivated. They argue that\u2064 Bowman&#8217;s \u200dactions,\u2063 though misguided, were not intended to cause harm and should \u2062be treated as a minor\u2063 infraction \u2064rather than a grounds \u200dfor censure.<\/p>\n<p>The censure is a symbolic rebuke\u200d that carries no \u2062immediate consequences \u200cfor \u200dBowman. It \u200bserves as a formal expression of the House&#8217;s \u2063disapproval \u2062of\u2062 his behavior \u2062and highlights the importance of adhering to \u200bproper protocol and rules within the \u2063Capitol building.<\/p>\n<p>Moving forward, this\u2064 incident \u2062raises questions about the accountability of lawmakers and the need for stricter\u2062 regulations to prevent similar occurrences. As representatives of the people, \u200celected\u200c officials\u2063 must uphold the highest standards of professionalism and ethical conduct. Any breaches of these standards should be addressed promptly and transparently to maintain public trust in the democratic process.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the \u200bHouse&#8217;s decision to\u200d censure Representative Jamaal Bowman for his involvement in the \u200bCapitol fire alarm incident highlights the importance of maintaining decorum and \u2062respecting the rules within governmental buildings. It serves as a reminder that all elected officials \u2062must be held accountable for \u200ctheir actions and behave\u200b with \u200bintegrity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrat Representative Jamaal Bowman for triggering the Capitol&#8217;s fire alarm. 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