Edited sentence: Bowman's office claimed the alarm pull was an accident.Later, the Biden White House requested Democrats vote to support the Republican resolution in an effort to avoid political blame for a government shut down.On September 30, 2023 Bowman was photographed on security cameras illegally pulling a fire alarm in the Capitol Building in order to interfere with a continuing resolution vote process that would keep the US government open.The GOP's resolution passed the House vote with significant Democrat support