Fetterman on eliminating filibuster: ‘We were so wrong, so wrong about that’

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Tuesday said it was “wrong” for Democrats to attempt to eliminate the filibuster during the Biden administration and argued eradicating the procedure would lead to “profound ramifications” for the United States. 

“One thing I was absolutely wrong on, and I’ve been really, be very open talking about how wrong I am, is that in my cycle, in ’22, we were running to eliminate the filibuster. And we were so wrong, so wrong about that,” Fetterman said during an appearance on Katie Miller’s podcast. 

“And now, thankfully, and I think Senator [Kyrsten] Sinema and [Joe] Manchin were vindicated by this,” he added. 

In 2022, former Sens. [Kyrsten] Sinema (I-Ariz.) and [Joe] Manchin (I-W.Va.) , two former........

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