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John Fetterman

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John Karl Fetterman is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Pennsylvania since January 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously held the position of the 34th lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania from January 2019 to January 2023. Fetterman is known for his progressive stance on various issues, including education and food security.

Quotes by year · 2009–2026650 total · peak 2023 (186)
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Mar 19, 2025

Fetterman has been criticizing your party for ‘undignified antics and a sad cavalcade of self-owns’

mediaite.com
Mar 19, 2025

Fetterman has reformed his brand around attacking Democrats under Trump

independent.co.uk
Mar 13, 2025

They can yell and -- and fundraise off of that. But I'll be the only Democrat that's going to tell America the truth of what shutting the government down. And that would be a (EXPLETIVE DELETED) disaster.

transcripts.cnn.com
Mar 13, 2025

You don’t start wars unless you have an exit plan. We had no exit plan.

nbcnews.com
Mar 12, 2025

I refuse to burn the village down in order to save it.

vox.com
Mar 12, 2025

Total theater is neither honest with constituents nor a winning argument.

cbsnews.com
Mar 12, 2025

It’s a CR that we all agree we don’t like — but for me we can’t ever allow the government to shut down.

truthout.org
Mar 11, 2025

If you shut it down, you will impact and hurt millions and millions and millions of Americans, and you run the risk of slipping us into a recession or even all kinds of other things.

transcripts.cnn.com
Mar 10, 2025

I refuse to burn the village down and to claim to save it," Fetterman said. "I probably won't agree with many facets of that CR, but when the choice is about shutting the government down, I don't want to be involved with that.

nbcnews.com
Mar 10, 2025

I refuse to burn the village down and to claim to save it.

nbcnews.com
Mar 6, 2025

Now, Columbia pays for its failure and I support that.

newsweek.com
Mar 6, 2025

Leadership allowed those a******* to take over the campus and terrorize Jewish students.

newsweek.com
Mar 6, 2025

Columbia let antisemitism run amok to cater to lunatic fringe and paid provocateurs.

newsweek.com
Feb 18, 2025

I want to save billions of your money and make our government more efficient. Rummaging through your personal s--- is *not* that. A party of chaos loses — always.

nbcnews.com
Feb 17, 2025

Yes, he's on a different team, but that doesn't make me an enemy. I don't think I'm automatically going to become a critic.

newsweek.com
Feb 17, 2025

I want to save billions of your money and make our government more efficient. Rummaging through your personal s**t is *not* that.

newsweek.com
Feb 17, 2025

Rummaging through your personal shit is *not* that. A party of chaos loses—always.

newsweek.com
Feb 16, 2025

Rummaging through your personal shit is *not* that. A party of chaos loses—always.

newsweek.com
Feb 12, 2025

Marc Fogel’s return home is long overdue — and I know all of Pennsylvania, especially his family, will be welcoming him back with open arms.

nbcnews.com
Feb 11, 2025

Marc Fogel's return home is long overdue—and I know all of Pennsylvania, especially his family, will be welcoming him back with open arms.

newsweek.com
Feb 10, 2025

Marc Fogel's return home is long overdue — and I know all of Pennsylvania, especially his family, will be welcoming him back with open arms.

cbsnews.com
Feb 10, 2025

Marc Fogel's return home is long overdue—and I know all of Pennsylvania, especially his family, will be welcoming him back with open arms. I want to thank @POTUS and @SteveWitkoff for their efforts in finally bringing Marc home.

newsweek.com
Feb 10, 2025

Marc Fogel's return home is long overdue.

cbsnews.com
Feb 6, 2025

'If we agree to detain ‘criminal aliens,’ perhaps they’ll grant us concessions elsewhere.'

thenation.com

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