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John Fetterman: “It's wrong to shut our government down.”

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Fetterman on shutdown: 'Keeping the government hostage' shouldn't be Democrats' 'long game'

Published November 10, 2025 | Video Starts at 01:51

I don't think they're interested in the political game or the next fundraising email from people that are profiting off of it. So, so what I'm saying, it's like as, as a committed Democrat, It's wrong to shut our government down. We, we were very critical of the Republicans to do it appropriately. And now for me, the people that I really fight for are the food insecure and the unions … (01:51–01:54)

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Asserts that shutting down the government is wrong.

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“Around 400,000 [Pennsylvanians] get those kinds of tax credits.”
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“We are in the minority here in the Senate and in the House, and Trump is still in the White House.”
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“The Supreme Court is a six and three right now.”
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