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Rep. Jamaal Bowman, a member of the "Squad," is set to face a censure vote after pulling a fire alarm in the Cannon House Office Building to stall a vote on a measure. Despite claiming it was an accident, a resolution seeking to censure him was not tabled, and a final vote is expected. If censured, Bowman would be the 27th lawmaker in history to face such reprimand.
Congressional Republicans passed a joint resolution to block President Joe Biden's student debt relief program, with only two Democrats, including Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, siding with them. Gluesenkamp Perez, who represents Southwest Washington's 3rd Congressional District, opposed debt forgiveness for college students without equal investments in career and technical education. The resolution seeks to repeal Biden's debt relief program, which would forgive student loans up to $20,000, and end a pandemic-era student loan repayment pause. Gluesenkamp Perez received federal loan forgiveness and a $64,000 paycheck protection loan during the pandemic.