Senator John Fetterman (D-Pa.) said Sunday that the government shutdown has been “very isolating.”
Fetterman is one of three members of the Senate Democratic Conference to vote for the Republican-backed resolution to defund the government through November 21, along with Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (Nev.) and Angus King (Maine), an independent who sides with the Democrats.
“To be honest, it’s been very isolating for me,” Fetterman told Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo on “Sunday Morning Futures.” The first-term senator compared the situation to his staunch support for Israel, which has put him at odds with the progressive wing of his party.
On Thursday, Senator went to washington Without any agreement to end the shutdown, which began on October 1 and is set to end in two weeks. The upper house is closed on Monday due to federal holidays and returns on Tuesday.
The GOP-backed proposal, which passed the House on Sept. 19, has been called “clean” by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.). However, the vast majority of Senate Democrats voted against it, citing their desire to include Permanent extension of subsidy Introduced under the Affordable Care Act.
But Fetterman has said he would never vote to shut down the government and said on September 30 that a it would be beneficial to close down President Trump. White House Office of Management and Budget launched laying off It called on Friday a “substantial” number of workers in the federal government.
Fetterman said Sunday that “no matter what happens [what] The base would probably like to continue voting to fund the government.
“My kind of conditions are fair, because I am not [going to] I’m just following the party line [going to] Think, ‘Hey, independently, this is important.’ And I believe that’s true,” he said.
