US EditionAn isolated John Fetterman clashes with colleagues and staff as he skips his Senate duties
- Senator John Fetterman, a first-term Democrat from Pennsylvania, missed 88 of 579 votes from early 2024 through last week, marking the third-worst attendance.
- His absences and isolation partly follow a six-week 2023 hospital stay to treat clinical depression stemming from complications after a 2022 stroke.
- Fetterman rarely attends daily caucus lunches or committee hearings and has strained relations with colleagues, including limited contact with Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin.
- Supporters like Senators Tom Cotton and Dave McCormick attribute critical media coverage to coordinated attacks tied to Fetterman's vocal pro-Israel stance, with Cotton calling him "a decent and genuine guy."
- The scrutiny highlights tensions over Fetterman’s health and duties, yet no calls for his resignation have emerged, suggesting ongoing debate about his capacity and role.
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Colorado Springs Gazette
Fetterman’s frequent Senate absences add to piling controversies
For more than the past year, Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) has missed among the most votes of any senator, rarely attended committee hearings, and become increasingly isolated from his colleagues amid reports of lingering mental health troubles. The first-term Pennsylvania…
An isolated John Fetterman clashes with colleagues and staff as he skips Senate duties
In the run-up to the vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as defense secretary, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., knew her party had a problem — and its name was John Fetterman. Fetterman, the Democratic senator from Pennsylvania, was open to confirming President Donald Trump’s embattled pick, according to two people familiar with his thinking. Murray wanted to speak with her colleague one-on-one. So she reached out to set up a time. But Fetterman refused, a…
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