Fetterman: 'The only Thing We're Doing Is Punishing People'
Sen. John Fetterman criticized Senate Democrats for a 41-day shutdown that left TSA agents unpaid and caused airport delays, with TSA workers earning about $50,000 annually.
- On Wednesday, Senator John Fetterman criticized his Democratic colleagues, arguing that the 41-day government shutdown has "punished" Transportation Security Administration workers and created "mass chaos" at airports nationwide.
- The Department of Homeland Security budget standoff began in February, leaving TSA workers unpaid for weeks as the current 41-day shutdown nears the 43-day record set in 2025.
- Acting TSA Administrator Ha Nguyen McNeill confirmed Wednesday that security lines exceed 4.5 hours at major hubs like Houston, Atlanta, and New Orleans, while call-out rates reached upwards of 40-50 percent.
- During a NewsNation appearance with Chris Cuomo, Fetterman declared "MY VOTE IS NOT FOR SALE," and was the sole Senate Democrat to vote against his party to reopen the government.
- Fetterman has increasingly aligned with Republicans, recently becoming the only Senate Democrat to confirm President Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Homeland Security, Markwayne Mullin, whom he praised as a "good dude.
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Fetterman Blasts Dems for Denying TSA Agents Pay Amid Shutdown Tantrum: 'Why Are We Doing This?'
Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania made the rounds on cable news Wednesday night. At each stop, he delivered the same message. In short: Democrats refuse to fund the Department […] The post Fetterman Blasts Dems for Denying TSA Agents Pay Amid Shutdown Tantrum: 'Why Are We Doing This?' appeared first on The Western Journal.
Fetterman Slams Fellow Dems Over DHS Shutdown: 'Don't Talk About Affordability'
Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) once again had harsh words for his fellow Democrats as the ongoing partial government shutdown — which has led to an unprecedented crisis inside America’s busiest airports — enters its 41st day. “For me, I’ve said this from the beginning, and I remind everybody there was a long shutdown just last year too, and I was one of the rare Democrats to refuse that as well. And now here we are at the airport every week. I ta…
Fetterman: 'The only thing we're doing is punishing people'
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) was the sole Democrat to vote against his party in Wednesday’s vote to reopen the government as the partial shutdown stretches into its 41st day. “The only thing we’re doing is we’re punishing people,” Fetterman said on NewsNation’s CUOMO Wednesday night. The 41-day shutdown is close to breaking the longest shutdown record in U.S. history, which was 43 days from Oct. 1, 2025, to Nov. 12, 2025. The Department of Homelan…
Fetterman: 'We Knew' DHS Shutdown Wouldn't Work, We Made Point We Don't Think TSA Should Be Paid
On Wednesday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “Cuomo,” Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) said Democrats have “never” had leverage in the DHS shutdown and “we knew going into it that shutdown of DHS would have zero impact on forcing any kinds of changes at The post Fetterman: ‘We Knew’ DHS Shutdown Wouldn’t Work, We Made Point We Don’t Think TSA Should Be Paid appeared first on Breitbart.
Fetterman urges fellow Democrats to 'do the right thing' as government shutdown takes toll on workers
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman is urging fellow Democrats to end the partial government shutdown, calling it fundamentally wrong and demanding his colleagues put country ahead of party.
Fetterman Rips Democrats for Creating ‘Mass Chaos’ With Government Shutdown: ‘All We’ve Done Is We’ve Punished TSA’
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) tore into his Democratic colleagues for shutting down the government on Wednesday, arguing that they had only “punished” TSA agents and created “mass chaos” at airports around the country. “It’s always wrong to shut the government down,” Fetterman told NewsNation host Chris Cuomo during an appearance on Cuomo. “I don’t care if it’s the Republicans or the Democrats behind it.” He continued, “I’m traveling every year and…
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