Filming a video in front of the U.S. Capitol, Fetterman bluntly states "Hi, here we are and our government remains closed. And I think that's failure." 

He continues, "and I'm the guy that's gonna consistently vote for country over Party, always going to vote for paying our military over the Party. I'm always gonna vote for paying the Capitol Police over my Party."

He further vows, "I'm gonna continue to fight for the two millions Pennsylvanians that depend on SNAP to feed themselves."

"And I'm also going to fight for the four hundred and twenty thousand Pennsylvanians that depend on those tax credits to make health insurance more affordable," he adds concluding that "we can fight for all of them as long as our government is open."

"My vote is going to remain firmly on keeping our government open," Fetterman concludes, a position that aligns with public sentiment but sharply diverges from the Democrats'  tactics.

In addition, Fetterman appeared on Hannity, and referred to Democrats' unwillingness to tone down the violent rhetoric.

"I refuse to do those kinds of things [call people fascists and Nazis] because that kind of extreme rhetoric makes it easier for those kinds of extreme actions, like what happened to poor Charlie Kirk," Fetterman said.

"It's like, that's just basic humanity there… I refuse to be a part of comparing people to Hitler and those things because if that's what's required to win, then I refuse to."

He again criticised the shutdown, and his Party's use of it to score political points.

"I'm not afraid of telling the truth. I'll be the Democrat that refuses to lie to the base and pretend that this is right," the Senator noted, adding "I'm proud to stand with Israel. I'm proud to say that we need to secure our border. I think it's entirely appropriate to bomb the Iranian nuclear facilities.