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John Fetterman: “Shutting our government down is wrong for our commonwealth…”

Featuring: John Fetterman, Democratic | U.S. Senate Pennsylvania

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Published | Video Starts at 00:15

It's one of the most important states in this presidential race. Both Pennsylvania senators, Democrat John Fetterman and Republican Dave McCormick, voted in favor of the bill. In this situation, we both agree that Shutting our government down is wrong for our commonwealth and for our nation. So we're looking for ways to find common ground. And when we disagree, we. We disagree, but when we can agree, we agree. Our votes are about country over party at this point. (00:15–00:20)

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Asserts that government shutdowns are detrimental to Pennsylvania and the nation.

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