US EditionFetterman Claims Media Trying to ‘Smear’ Him over Missed Votes, Absences
- Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman defended himself in May 2025 against accusations of neglecting his senatorial duties and missing votes, calling the reports a smear campaign.
- Fetterman reported that he has been absent for 29 out of 236 Senate votes since the beginning of the year, primarily skipping procedural votes held on Mondays, which he uses as travel days to be with his family and to care for his father following a recent heart attack.
- Media outlets report Fetterman has the third-worst missed vote record in the Senate and regularly skips committee hearings and town hall meetings, drawing criticism from his home state's newspaper and some progressives.
- Fetterman explained that most of the votes he did not participate in were routine procedural matters, often referred to as "bed check" votes, and emphasized that he continues to actively focus on important issues such as unions and abortion rights.
- The ongoing scrutiny raises questions about Fetterman's health and commitment to constituent service, leading some to urge him to take his role seriously or consider stepping aside.
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Fetterman calls concerns about job performance part of ‘weird smear’ – Metro Philadelphia
Pennsylvania senators John Fetterman and Dave McCormick sat down together Monday for a livestreamed discussion on antisemitism, foreign policy and other topics that unite them in a time of deep political rifts. The two shook hands and exchanged a quick hug before beginning their roughly half-hour conversation inside a replica of the U.S. Senate chamber at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute in Boston. The senators have formed a warm relationship dur…
Fetterman lashes out over media smear campaign · American Wire News
As “left kind of media” continued to hound Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman (D) for breaking lockstep with the rest of his Party, he said what he really thought about the “weird smear.” (Video Credit: Fox News) In the modern monoliths representative of partisan politics, few public officials routinely take a stance of open opposition to the preferred platform. Marking himself as an exception on the border, Israel and keeping the government runn…
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman Really Doesn’t Like Showing Up To Work On Mondays
Democrat Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman said on Monday that he has missed some votes on the Senate floor in recent months because they were held on Mondays. The New York Times and The Philadelphia Inquirer reported on May 25 that Fetterman missed 29 of the 236 votes since January, the third-worst record in the Senate. During a […] Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman Really Doesn’t Like Showing Up To Work On Mondays
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