Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) said Sunday that the government shutdown has been “very isolating.”
Fetterman is one of three members of the Senate Democratic Conference to vote for a Republican-backed proposal to fund the government through Nov. 21, along with Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto (Nev.) and Angus King (Maine), an independent who caucuses with Democrats.
“For me, it’s been very isolating, honestly,” Fetterman told Fox News's Maria Bartiromo on “Sunday Morning Futures.” The first-term senator compared the situation to his steadfast support of Israel, which has put him at odds with the progressive wing of his party.
On Thursday, senators departed Washington without an agreement to end the shutdown, which began on Oct. 1 and is closing in on two weeks. The upper chamber is off on Mond