Sen. Fetterman slams Democrats for shutting down government

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Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) often finds himself at odds with his party.

He's unapologetically pro-Israel at a time when fewer members of Democrats are. He spent the fall railing against the federal government shutdown and he, along with a few other Senate Democrats, broke from the party and struck a deal with Republicans.

"It's always been wrong for us to shut the government down," he told NPR. "Rightly, [Democrats] criticize the Republicans when they've shut the government down. It's wrong.

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