(File Photo of U.S. Senator John Fetterman)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Washington, D.C.) U.S. Senator John Fetterman released a statement yesterday after Congress did not pass a bill for funding before the deadline yesterday, which caused the United States government to undergo a shutdown. According to a release from Fetterman’s office yesterday, here is some of what he had to say from the statement he released yesterday: “It’s a sad day for our nation. I voted AYE to extend ACA tax credits because I support them—but I won’t vote for the chaos of shuttering our government. My vote was for our country over my party. Together, we must find a better way forward.” Fetterman also voted in favor of an alternative Continuing Resolution from House and Senate Democrats that would have kept the government open while negotiations on full-year appropriations that are bi-partisan will continue. The proposal from the Democrats would have made an extension to the premium tax credits of the Affordable Care Act, reversed cuts for GOP Medicaid and ensured Congress will determine how taxpayer dollars are spent, not United States President Donald Trump and OMB Director Russell Vought. The measure was supported by no Senate Republicans.