John Fetterman Quotes

John Fetterman

Profession : Politician

Birth : August 15, 1969

One of the things I believe in most strongly is the power of a second chance.

John Fetterman

There isn't a more strident supporter of Bernie than I am.

John Fetterman

You can't lock away a problem and throw away the key. I don't know if it's an unpopular view or a popular view, but it's the truth.

John Fetterman

Discretion is the most powerful tool a police officer carries on the beat, because an appropriate level of discretion can short-circuit the use of lethal force. Discretion and de-escalation measures are pro-community, pro-police, and create more trust while making everyone safer.

John Fetterman

I do not look like the normal politician. I don't even look like a normal person.

John Fetterman

In my years in public service, I have advocated for reforms to our unforgiving and vindictive legal system.

John Fetterman

We should transition away from carbon-based fuels, but that is not something that you can just flip a switch metaphorically, no pun intended, and start immediately like banning fracking. It's a transition.

John Fetterman

I was one of the only Democrats that was warning just how popular Trump would be.

John Fetterman

Like how on earth can you make 180 grand as a senator with luxe health care and sit there and be like Nero, thumbs up or down, on paying someone a living wage? I don't understand that.

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The fact that somebody that looks as unfortunate as I do sometimes would be an American taste god by the Bible of American taste, you know, I didn't see that coming!

John Fetterman

In fact, I've been around guns for most of my life.

John Fetterman

We must fall on the side of de-escalation every time.

John Fetterman

We use art to combat the dark side of capitalism.

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In PA, the Lieutenant Governor serves as the Chair of the Board of Pardons. That means that I sit as the head of our five-person board, where we hear testimony and process applications for pardons and sentence commutation.

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If there's ever a boot that comes down to the union way of life or some other kind of arrangement or some kind of corporate interests, I'm always going to come down on the side of the unions.

John Fetterman

I know I am not Braddock's savior, never felt that way, and never will. There's no 'Rudy' style ending waiting for me where I get carried off the field and everything turns out O.K. for me or for Braddock.

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If we turn our backs on the remaining industries and not reinvest in these places and just say 'You're on your own,' we will lose an entire generation of people that have no other options, other than to turn to somebody like Donald Trump and say, you know, 'Wow, he at least gets me. He at least cares. He at least pays lip service.'

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We can't let ourselves stop believing in Second Chances for everyone. That's why my role on the Board of Pardons is so important to me.

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I'm proud that my family and I live across the street from a steel mill and a union hall. This is where my wife and I want to raise our family, not in a mansion.

John Fetterman

I have said this before. Donald Trump is very popular in Pennsylvania. We cannot afford to underestimate his popularity in our state. And I have emphasized that continuously.

John Fetterman