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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
Jul 17, 2026

If our party ever becomes — and just makes it official — the anti-Israel party, that’s when I would leave because that’s been a moral clarity for me.

talkingpointsmemo.com
Jul 11, 2026

We need the filibuster? The filibuster should stay in place? Absolutely, 100 percent.

reason.com
Jul 11, 2026

I am very, very libertarian in a lot of ways and for those circumstances.

reason.com
Jul 11, 2026

I would never describe myself in that way. There are important problems that a government is necessary to address.

reason.com
Jul 11, 2026

We Democrats, we were so wrong about eliminating the filibuster. I was wrong too.

reason.com
Jul 11, 2026

Extremism is driving it, without a doubt.

reason.com
Jul 11, 2026

Being an independent voice that works with the other side to deliver for Pennsylvanians might put me at odds with the party that I have stayed committed to and have no plans to leave – but I will continue to put the commonwealth and the…

theguardian.com
Jul 11, 2026

Congress has to be the adult in the room. We refuse to do that.

reason.com
Jul 11, 2026

I think history vindicated someone like [former Sens. Kyrsten] Sinema [I–Ariz.] and [Joe] Manchin [I–W.Va.] to stand for that.

reason.com
Jul 11, 2026

I absolutely support Zyn and those things as long as it's safe. I think that's important. That's a choice that every American of legal age deserves to have and to participate in a way that doesn't turn them into a criminal.

reason.com
Jul 11, 2026

I was the only Democrat that said that's dumb and terrible. Why would you shut down our entire government because we aren't able to win enough elections to make the kind of changes that we all want to?

reason.com
Jul 11, 2026

Without a doubt, the national debt is a ticking bomb.

reason.com
Jul 11, 2026

My views really haven't changed. What's really changed is the party.

reason.com
Jul 11, 2026

Absolutely, Bernie Sanders needs to apologize to the voters of Maine and to everyone that donated to that train wreck of a campaign.

foxnews.com
Jul 11, 2026

(Sen.) Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) needs to apologize to the voters of Maine and to everyone that donated to that train wreck of a campaign.

foxnews.com
Jul 11, 2026

I'd say that the trash took itself out.

foxnews.com
Jul 10, 2026

So, I don't know why you want to keep pushing these kinds of people.

foxnews.com
Jul 8, 2026

I would really call Bernie Sanders to apologize for pushing this kind of predator more than anyone.

foxnews.com
Jul 8, 2026

I think is an important thing to explore and the people that really made that possible … hold them accountable too.

cbsnews.com
Jul 8, 2026

Many of these people that put someone like Platner in this seat right now, sit it out.

cbsnews.com
Jul 1, 2026

One thing I was absolutely wrong on, is that in my cycle in ‘22, we were running to eliminate the filibuster. And we were so wrong, so wrong about that.

washingtonexaminer.com
Jun 30, 2026

Anti-Israel. Anti-America. Anti-Western Civilization.

foxnews.com

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