{"id":3426,"date":"2025-10-16T14:43:08","modified":"2025-10-16T14:43:48","slug":"fetterman-statement-on-vote-to-consider-houses-defense-appropriations-bill","link":"https:\/\/www.fetterman.senate.gov\/fetterman-statement-on-vote-to-consider-houses-defense-appropriations-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Fetterman Statement on Vote to Consider House\u2019s Defense Appropriations Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3426\" class=\"elementor elementor-3426\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31a0b456 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"31a0b456\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17bab5b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17bab5b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong><br \/>WASHINGTON, D.C.<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Today, U.S. Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) voted to consider H.R.4016, the\u00a0<em>Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026<\/em>.\u00a0<strong>Senator Fetterman released the following statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>\u201cI voted YES to start considering the House\u2019s defense spending bill because I believe the men and women in our military, who put their lives at risk for our country, should not have to worry about their paycheck coming through.<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>\u201cTo be clear, we should be considering the Senate\u2019s bill because it\u2019s the better version, and I worked hard to secure key investments for Pennsylvania in it.<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>\u201cRegardless, this bill would still make sure our servicemembers get paid, and I will continue to vote to end this shutdown and reopen our federal government so all workers can move on from this chaos.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Since the government shut down, Senator Fetterman has continued to cast his vote to put politics aside and open the government. He has cast his vote seven times for the Democratic Continuing Resolution to extend the Affordable Care Act enhanced tax credits and has cast his vote nine times for the Republican Continuing Resolution to fund our government. Both Continuing Resolutions have failed to reach the sixty-vote threshold.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false}}