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.
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.
We need the filibuster? The filibuster should stay in place? Absolutely, 100 percent.
I would never describe myself in that way. There are important problems that a government is necessary to address.
We Democrats, we were so wrong about eliminating the filibuster. I was wrong too.
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…
I think history vindicated someone like [former Sens. Kyrsten] Sinema [I–Ariz.] and [Joe] Manchin [I–W.Va.] to stand for that.
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.
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?
Absolutely, Bernie Sanders needs to apologize to the voters of Maine and to everyone that donated to that train wreck of a campaign.
(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.
I would really call Bernie Sanders to apologize for pushing this kind of predator more than anyone.
I think is an important thing to explore and the people that really made that possible … hold them accountable too.
Many of these people that put someone like Platner in this seat right now, sit it out.
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.





