House votes to censure Rep. Jamaal Bowman for pulling fire alarm

The House of Representatives voted to censure Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., after he pulled a fire alarm while Congress was in session. NBC News' Ryan Nobles reports on the vote and how the censure limits the congressman.


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[j.thomasgough]

Amazing how quickly they got around to this after it took them SOOOO to get around to consider thinking about the possibility of starting to contemplate the idea of imagining the circumstances where they could ponder a potential response to George Santos.

[sandhanitizer]

Jamal, c'mon man, this isn't middle school. These politicians act more and more like unhinged children each day.

[lionharehart]

Wow, the house doing some real work for the people. (sarcasm)

[Buasop]

But they don't censure their own for treason?

[TaggsR]

Then he lied and said he thought it was the exit handle. That’s a pure credibility thing. He would be fired at any job

[defmachinax]

Dude should lose his job for a stunt like that. Anyone else would.

[noblelies]

What? No 20 years sentence for this type of insurrection?

[anthonykadjei]

What about the Jan 6 insurrectionist in Congress

[highjinxwillie]

Pulling the fire alarm was so childish. I’m not republican, conservative or religious, but the Democrats are so selfish and deranged. So pathetic

[turdferguson]

That's two Democrats censured in two weeks.

[noble_norse]

How does a former principle not know what a fire alarm is?

[thatsmuzik]

When you pull a fire alarm, you were not making a mistake, you were doing it deliberately. Call a spade a spade.
What a grade-school move. Come on, represent your race better than that.
He should’ve been expelled. He’s being treated as if he is handicapped because he’s black.

[legomyeggo]

If I pulled a fire alarm at my job I'd be fired and some.

[walfredswanson]

I definitely am NOT a Republican, but WTH is wrong with 191 Democrats that they could not at least censure Bowman for this misdeed? Message to both parties: bring accountability back to your houses and office holders. We are all sick of it in the real world.

[SENILE_TYRANT]

Bowman should be expelled for his actions.

[aurora_occidentalis]

_"I thought pulling the fire alarm would open the door."_

Rep Jamaal Bowman D-NY

[alexishill]

It's about time. This is a truly ridiculous and silly thing to do no matter who does it.

[luisuriarte]

I’m technically a liberal and ashamed that democrats did not vote to censure him. It’s a disgrace . He broke the law he should’ve actually faced criminal charges

[Mary...-uj]

Bowman should of been expelled for what he did...

[Julito-typh]

stand back everyone here comes those people from The View to his defense 🤮