Jamaal Bowman: Democrat denies setting off fire alarm to stall spending vote

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1970-01-01 08:00

Republicans have accused Jamaal Bowman of trying to delay a vote on a stopgap spending bill.

An investigation has been launched after a congressman in the US House of Representatives triggered a fire alarm as his party was trying to delay a crucial budget vote on Saturday.

Jamaal Bowman, a New York Democrat, says it was an accident.

But his opponents have accused him of trying to...