Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York pulled the fire alarm in a Capitol office building on Saturday ahead of a crucial, last-minute House vote that ultimately avert a government shutdown, his office confirmed.
In a statement late Saturday night, Bowman said that he was “rushing to make” the vote and “came to a door that is usually open for votes but today would not open.”
He said he was “embarrassed to admit that” he “activated the fire alarm, mistakenly thinking it would open the door.”
He went on to say that he was not “in any way trying to delay any vote. It was the exact opposite — I was trying urgently to get to a vote, which I did.”
He added that he met with both the Sergeant at Arms and Capitol Police following the incident.
U.S. Capitol Police confirmed in an earlier statement that the fire alarm caused an evacuation of the Cannon office building at 12:05 p.m. Eastern time. The building was evacuated while Capitol police officers checked it, and the building was reopened after it was determined that there was no threat.
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