Pennsylvania senators find common ground despite style preferences, party differences

One is simply a Democrat sporting a hoodie, the different is simply a Republican wearing a tie, but bipartisan Pennsylvania Sens. John Fetterman and Dave McCormick basal connected communal ground. 

The 2 first-term senators from the captious plaything authorities participated successful the sixth installment of The Senate Project bid connected Monday. It was organized by the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate and the Orrin G. Hatch Foundation and moderated by Fox News' Shannon Bream.

Sitting crossed from 1 different successful a full-sized replica of the U.S. Senate Chamber astatine the Kennedy Institute successful Boston, Fetterman towered implicit McCormick successful his signature Carhartt sweatshirt, hoops shorts and sneakers. 

While Fetterman strutted connected signifier with an approachable question to the audience, McCormick emerged from the treble doors successful a well-fitted suit and necktie and instantly shook hands with his Democratic counterpart. 

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Pennsylvania Sens. Dave McCormick and John Fetterman shingle hands up of The Senate Project discussion. (FOX Nation)

Fetterman, who suffered a changeable and struggled with his auditory capabilities during his 2022 Senate campaign, has again recovered his wellness topping nationalist headlines amid renewed concerns about his intelligence health. 

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But Fetterman again dismissed the slew of media reports arsenic a "smear campaign" connected Monday. And Republicans person amazingly rallied down the Democrat, who has gained a estimation for bucking his ain enactment connected apical issues similar migration and Israel. 

It's not conscionable their wardrobes that acceptable the senators apart. While McCormick speaks similar a existent politician, the Republican is lone a fewer months into his archetypal word serving elected office. McCormick's inheritance is successful the U.S. Army, arsenic nether caput of the treasury for planetary affairs for President George W. Bush and arsenic CEO of Bridgewater Associates. 

Sens. Fetterman and McCormick recovered communal crushed connected Monday. (FOX Nation)

Fetterman whitethorn person started his vocation successful the security industry, but the Democrat has been successful authorities for astir a decade. He began his governmental vocation arsenic politician of Braddock earlier serving arsenic lieutenant politician of Pennsylvania. 

Despite Fetterman's years of acquisition successful politics, his wardrobe prime and casual speaking code acceptable him isolated from McCormick's polished speech. Style points aside, the bipartisan senators recovered much communal crushed than not connected Monday. They whitethorn person antithetic deliveries, but the contented of their arguments look aligned. 

Both Fetterman and McCormick condemned the onslaught successful Boulder, Colorado, this weekend, which authorities are investigating arsenic an enactment of antisemitism. The Pennsylvania senators person been steadfast supporters of Israel and agreed to condemn what they telephone the emergence of antisemitism connected assemblage campuses. They besides agreed with President Donald Trump that Iran should not person atomic capabilities. 

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On Trump's alloy woody that allows Nippon Steel to invest successful U.S. Steel successful Pennsylvania, Fetterman and McCormick said they didn't initially hold but were capable to find communal crushed and present a woody for Pennsylvania workers. 

"We sat down wrong a week oregon 2 aft I got elected and talked astir a clump of things," McCormick said. "There's a fig of things we agreed on. We had some taken antithetic positions connected this, but we agreed the astir important happening was the workers successful Pennsylvania. There are a batch of things we disagree on, but the happening we agreed connected was [protecting] those jobs successful occidental Pennsylvania."

Sens. McCormick and Fetterman participated successful The Senate Project treatment with Fox News' Shannon Bream connected Monday. (Fox Nation)

McCormick said it's a bipartisan strategy the Pennsylvania senators person tried to follow since they started moving unneurotic this year. 

"We're looking for ways to find communal ground," McCormick said. "When we disagree, we disagree. But erstwhile we tin agree, we agree."

When pushed by Bream astir Senate reconciliation connected Trump's "big, beauteous bill," McCormick indicated helium would ballot successful favour of the measure portion Fetterman said he's a "no," highlighting concerns implicit Medicaid reform. 

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"We some correspond the astir purple portion of America," Fetterman said earlier adding, "We are going to disagree and ballot connected antithetic things, but for me, it's astir trying to find the things we tin triumph unneurotic and present those kinds of wins for Pennsylvania and yet for America."