Wisconsin Rep. Steil says he's pressing an ethics investigation into Bowman over fire alarm stunt

Congressman Bryan Steil R-Wi. says that he is pushing for an ethics investigation into Rep. Jamaal Bowman D-Ny. over the fire alarm episode that occurred last month. 

"He received a municipal citation at the D.C. level, not a federal charge," Steil said on the Thursday edition of the "Just the News, No Noise" TV show. "But I think there's a lot of questions to be answered in particular, by the House Ethics Committee, in particular, whether or not he was acting to delay the floor procedure."

Thursday morning, Bowman pleaded guilty and will be paying a fine of $1,000, as well as writing an apology to the Capitol Police.

Last month, Bowman pulled the fire alarm in the Capitol, interrupting official proceedings. He has been accused of doing it intentionally to delay a vote on government spending.

"It sure looks like he was trying to slow down the action on the floor at a moment in time when the Democrats were delaying a vote on the floor to try to allow the Democratic-led Senate to get their legislation done before the House. I think a further investigation is warranted."

Steil also added that prior to being a member of Congress, Bowman was a principal at a high school and he should therefore know better. 

"Every school that I've ever attended, you have fire alarm drills and so he knows exactly what happens when you pull a fire alarm," he stated. "It was clearly not an accident or a technique to open up a door."