The House of Representatives voted to censure New York Rep. Jamaal Bowman for pulling the fire alarm to interrupt a House vote back in September.
According to Newsmax, “The Republican censure resolution passed with some Democrat votes, but most Democrats stood by Bowman in opposition of an effort they said lacked credibility and integrity. The prominent progressive now becomes the third Democrat House member to be admonished this year through the censure process, which is a punishment one step below expulsion from the House.”
“It’s painfully obvious to myself, my colleagues and the American people that the Republican Party is deeply unserious and unable to legislate,” Bowman said Wednesday as he defended himself during floor debate. “Their censure resolution against me today continues to demonstrate their inability to govern and serve the American people.”
The resolution was introduced by Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI).
“It is reprehensible that a Member of Congress would go to such lengths to prevent House Republicans from bringing forth a vote to keep the government operating and Americans receiving their paychecks,” McClain said in a statement.
The resolution passed 214-191.
MORE: Since January, the chamber has seen the removal of a member from a committee assignment, the first ouster of a speaker in history and, just last week, the expulsion of a lawmaker for only the third time since the Civil War. https://t.co/k4U7QSPf7D
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