U.S. Senator John Fetterman, who is clearly agitated, told reporters that he wants to go home and regrets missing a family vacation during a budget bill dispute on Capitol Hill.
On Monday, Fetterman told reporters, “Oh my god, I just want to go home.” Our entire beach trip has been missed by me.
Although he acknowledged that some rogue GOP senators would oppose the package, Fetterman said the protracted wrangling over President Donald Trump’s budget and spending bill was futile given Republicans’ control of the Senate.
Fetterman All I want to do is return home. I’m going to vote no because I missed our whole beach trip. There isn’t much drama, and I don’t think keeping folks here until an unreasonable hour is actually beneficial.image.twitter.com/ZJTAYBI74u
In a YouTube video, Republican Senator Dave McCormick claims that the plan will keep the tax cuts from 2017, strengthen national military and border security, and try to start reducing the widening deficit.
The bill would increase the national debt by $3.9 trillion, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
Regarding Medicaid, McCormick stated that the law will guarantee that working-age men do not receive Medicaid benefits and that the program remains for the individuals for whom it was intended.
By 2034, over 12 million Americans might no longer have health insurance, according to the independent Congressional Budget Office.
On Monday night, Republicans anticipate a Senate vote on the package.
My vote will be no. Fetterman stated that there isn’t any drama. It’s not really useful, in my opinion, to keep folks here until an obscene hour.
Voters who are already doubting his dedication to the position after a stinging article in the New York Magazine in May about his mental health rehabilitation, unpredictable behavior, and seeming lack of enthusiasm in the job won’t be won over by those remarks.
The Democratic senator hardly ever wanted to complete the work needed for briefings, according to a former Fetterman aide who spoke to PennLive. According to the staffer, Fetterman also declined to plan public events and skipped Monday votes.
Fetterman missed 16% of votes from January to March of this year, but that number has decreased to only 2.9% from April to June, according to Govtrack.us.
According to Govtrack.us, Fetterman has missed 17.2% of roll call votes throughout his Senate tenure, which is higher than the Senate average of 2.9%.
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