Political Quotes

On the recordOctober 1, 2025
The president has a lot of levers he could pull. This is one we could pull, but why would we pull that lever? Because that allows him to pull a lot more levers.
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John Fetterman
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Fetterman warns about the risks of a government shutdown empowering Trump.

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