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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)
2009: 11 quotes2013: 4 quotes2020: 15 quotes2021: 38 quotes2022: 45 quotes2023: 186 quotes2024: 101 quotes2025: 125 quotes2026: 125 quotes
Nov 25, 2020

There is absolutely nothing new under the sun. Joe Biden won.

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Nov 20, 2020

No, I don't believe so. Certification is Monday, and the thing is the terms expire on November 30th. So if they don't certify the results, they won't technically have a House of Representatives to certify with.

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Nov 20, 2020

Hey, Lieutenant Governor Patrick, it's your counterpart in Pennsylvania. I'd like to collect your handsome reward for reporting voter fraud. I got a dude in Forty Fort, PA, who tried to have his dead mom vote for Trump.

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Nov 20, 2020

I'm like, yeah. I'm like, go, dude. Enjoy yourself. Have fun with it, but it's not going to change anything.

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Nov 11, 2020

The bottom line is, is that there is no truth to any of this. And at some point, we all have to collectively accept it.

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Nov 11, 2020

Math doesn't care about his feelings. It doesn't care about anyone's feelings. The math in Pennsylvania is damning for the President.

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Nov 2, 2020

I mean, I feel that it's certainly the Vice President is in a strong position polling wise.

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Nov 1, 2020

The president can tweet whatever he wants, but that's not going to change the underlying dynamic of the integrity of our voting systems here in Pennsylvania.

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Nov 1, 2020

We should tweet less and vote more, and that's what we're committed to doing in Pennsylvania.

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Nov 1, 2020

Voting works very much so in Pennsylvania and it really is going to continue to do so.

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Oct 28, 2013

I was closely involved with the Environmental Defense Fund to help pass cap-and-trade legislation.

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Oct 28, 2013

Congressman Waxman said that a hurricane had hit. I could say to him if he were here, we are facing an economic tsunami in southeastern Kentucky and throughout Appalachia as a result of this.

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Oct 28, 2013

Government should not be in the business of picking industry winners and losers; that is the job of the free market.

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Oct 28, 2013

Many of the people speaking today are paid to present you with what I respectfully believe is a false choice: that we as a society must choose between a healthy environment or healthy industry.

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Jul 6, 2009

This legislation not only is good for our air quality but for jobs and business in general.

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Jul 6, 2009

We are not just looking for a handout. We are looking for a hand up.

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Jul 6, 2009

We see it absolutely as an opportunity.

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Jul 6, 2009

I respectfully ask the Senate to be as bold as the House has been.

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Jul 6, 2009

A cap on greenhouse gas pollution is the surest way to create jobs for the clean economy.

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Jul 6, 2009

A cap on carbon in the U.S. will spur our companies to be the early movers in these markets.

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Jul 6, 2009

We will not truly transform the economy until we spur the private sector to action.

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Jul 6, 2009

A cap on carbon pollution offers us a chance to create jobs.

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Jul 6, 2009

We need change and we need it now.

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Jul 6, 2009

Jobs are right at the top of this agenda, and how we restructure our energy economy so that we are not dependent on a few foreign nations.

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