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Mediaite: Fetterman Urges Senate Democrats to Make a Deal to Avoid Plunging 'The Country Into Chaos' [View all]
Mediaite - Fetterman Urges Senate Democrats to Make a Deal to Avoid Plunging ‘The Country Into Chaos’
Alex Griffing
Mar 13th, 2025, 12:30 pm
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) urged his fellow Senate Democrats on Thursday to pass the House Republicans’ bill to keep the government open and avoid a shutdown.
“Shut the government down, plunge the country into chaos, risk a recession or exchange cloture for a 30 day CR that 100% fails,” Fetterman posted to X, adding:
The centrist Democrat offered a similar message to CNN’s Manu Raju on Wednesday night, saying, “If you shut it down, you will impact and hurt millions and millions and millions of Americans. And you run the risk of it slipping us into a recession or even all kinds of other things.”
Raju reported on his exchange with Fetterman and added, “And there’s just not much time here, Erin, because the house has actually left town. They are gone. They passed their bill on the narrowest of majorities just yesterday, and the Republicans are now planning to bring that chamber back.”
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Alex Griffing
Mar 13th, 2025, 12:30 pm
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) urged his fellow Senate Democrats on Thursday to pass the House Republicans’ bill to keep the government open and avoid a shutdown.
“Shut the government down, plunge the country into chaos, risk a recession or exchange cloture for a 30 day CR that 100% fails,” Fetterman posted to X, adding:
The House GOP CR will then pass the Senate because it only needs 51 votes.
Total theater is neither honest with constituents nor a winning argument.
The centrist Democrat offered a similar message to CNN’s Manu Raju on Wednesday night, saying, “If you shut it down, you will impact and hurt millions and millions and millions of Americans. And you run the risk of it slipping us into a recession or even all kinds of other things.”
Raju reported on his exchange with Fetterman and added, “And there’s just not much time here, Erin, because the house has actually left town. They are gone. They passed their bill on the narrowest of majorities just yesterday, and the Republicans are now planning to bring that chamber back.”
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