Rep. Jamaal Bowman is circulating a list of talking points to fellow Democrats in a bid to stop the burgeoning GOP push to punish him after he set off a House fire alarm during Saturday's chaotic spending votes. The New York Democrat's press secretary sent a memo on Monday afternoon to all House Democratic offices requesting that they defend Bowman for the flap over the alarm, which has prompted a Republican push to sanction him. A copy of the office's communique was obtained by POLITICO. One suggested response from Bowman’s office to questions about the incident: “I believe Congressman Bowman when he says this was an accident. Republicans need to instead focus their energy on the Nazi members of their party before anything else.” Bowman is calling fellow Democrats to say he didn't actually approve the statement, according to one person familiar with the conversations. Republicans have vowed to punish the progressive in the wake of the incident, with Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) introducing a resolution Monday to expel Bowman from the House. The measure has no chance of passage, given it would require a two-thirds majority and, therefore, a significant number of Democratic votes. “We’ve dropped the resolution with twelve cosponsors, and we will continue to add more throughout the day. Mr. Bowman’s juvenile actions violated both federal and local law and he must be held accountable," Malliotakis said in a statement. Other House Republicans are considering their own measures, including Rep. Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), whose office told POLITICO she is working on a censure resolution. Bowman's memo includes other suggested responses for Democratic members to use and tweets to post in defense of Bowman, and underscored the progressive's Saturday statement that claimed he “didn’t mean to cause confusion” when he pulled the fire alarm. “I was just trying to get to my vote. The door thatʼs usually open wasnʼt open. I didnʼt mean to cause confusion. I didnʼt know it was going to trip the whole building. I thought [the alarm] would help me open the door,” Bowman said Saturday. Capitol Police have opened their own investigation into the incident. The department released a statement later Monday saying “a man” was seen trying to exit a door in the Cannon House Office Building and then pulled a fire alarm. “USCP officers had previously placed signs with clear language that explained the door was secured and marked as an emergency exit only,” the department said. Sarah Ferris contributed to this report.