CONTINUE TO POINT FINGERS AT EACH OTHER ON CAPITOL HILL DURING THE ONGOING GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, PENNSYLVANIA’S TWO U.S. SENATORS ARE FINDING COMMON GROUND ON WHAT’S BEST FOR THE KEYSTONE STATE’S BUSINESSES. THE CASE THAT SENATOR FETTERMAN AND I AND OTHERS ARE TRYING TO MAKE IN PENNSYLVANIA IS WE WANT TO BE THE LEADERS, DEMOCRATIC SENATOR JOHN FETTERMAN AND REPUBLICAN SENATOR DAVE MCCORMICK WERE FEATURED IN A PANEL AT TODAY’S GOLDMAN SACHS 10,000 SMALL BUSINESS SUMMIT IN WASHINGTON. WHILE THERE ARE DIFFERENCES WERE ON DISPLAY IN SOME PARTS OF THE PANEL, THEY SAY THEY WANT TO CHAMPION WORKING FAMILIES ON WHAT THEY CALL FORGOTTEN COMMUNITIES, ESPECIALLY IN PENNSYLVANIA’S STEEL SECTOR. GIVEN PENNSYLVANIA’S UNIQUE OVERLAPPING ELECTORATE, THEY SAY BIPARTISAN PROBLEM SOLVING HAS TO BE AT THE FOREFRONT. I THINK PENNSYLVANIA OFFERS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE PENNSYLVANIA IS IS VERY UNIQUE IN ITS POLITICS. AND IT’S REALLY TRUE THAT A LOT OF THE SAME PEOPLE THAT ELECTED JOHN ELECTED ME. THE THING I GET THE MOST POSITIVE FEEDBACK ON IS THE WORK THAT THE TWO OF US HAVE DONE TOGETHER. YEAH. I MEAN, IF IF I STARTED CALLING HIM NAMES, THEN THAT’LL BREAK THROUGH AND THEN I CAN JUST DROP THAT IN AN EMAIL SAYING, HEY, I’M FIGHTING BACK. I’M, YOU KNOW, HE’S THE PROBLEM. HE’S, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER. IT’S LIKE, I REFUSE TO MONETIZE, YOU KNOW, FALSE OUTRAGE. YOU KNOW, DESPITE THIS BEING CALLED THE 10,000 SMALL BUSINESS SUMMIT, JUST ABOUT 2000 SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY WERE GATHERED AT THE CONFERENCE THIS WEEK WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO NETWORK, LEARN AB
Pennsylvania senators unite at business summit in Washington, DC
Updated: 6:01 PM EDT Oct 30, 2025
Amid the ongoing government shutdown, Pennsylvania U.S. Sens. John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are finding common ground to support the state’s businesses at the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Summit in Washington.Fetterman, a Democrat, and McCormick, a Republican, were featured in a panel at the summit.While their differences were on display in some parts of the panel, they say they want to champion working families and what they call “forgotten communities,” especially in Pennsylvania’s steel sector.Given Pennsylvania’s unique overlapping electorate, they say bipartisan problem-solving has to be at the forefront.”The case that Sen. Fetterman and I, and others are trying to make in Pennsylvania is we want to be the leaders,” McCormick said.”I think Pennsylvania offers a unique opportunity because Pennsylvania is very unique in its politics. And it’s really true that a lot of the same people that elected John elected me,” McCormick said. “The thing I get the most positive feedback on is the work that the two of us have done together.”Fetterman added, “Yeah. I mean, if I started calling him names, then that’ll break through and then I can just drop that in an email saying, hey, I’m fighting back. I’m, you know, he’s the problem. He’s, you know, whatever. It’s like I refuse to monetize, you know, false outrage.”Despite the name bearing “10,000,” just about 2,000 small business owners from across the country are gathered at the conference this week, with opportunities to network, learn about workforce development, AI support and more.
WASHINGTON —
Amid the ongoing government shutdown, Pennsylvania U.S. Sens. John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are finding common ground to support the state’s businesses at the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Summit in Washington.
Fetterman, a Democrat, and McCormick, a Republican, were featured in a panel at the summit.
While their differences were on display in some parts of the panel, they say they want to champion working families and what they call “forgotten communities,” especially in Pennsylvania’s steel sector.
Given Pennsylvania’s unique overlapping electorate, they say bipartisan problem-solving has to be at the forefront.
“The case that Sen. Fetterman and I, and others are trying to make in Pennsylvania is we want to be the leaders,” McCormick said.
“I think Pennsylvania offers a unique opportunity because Pennsylvania is very unique in its politics. And it’s really true that a lot of the same people that elected John elected me,” McCormick said. “The thing I get the most positive feedback on is the work that the two of us have done together.”
Fetterman added, “Yeah. I mean, if I started calling him names, then that’ll break through and then I can just drop that in an email saying, hey, I’m fighting back. I’m, you know, he’s the problem. He’s, you know, whatever. It’s like I refuse to monetize, you know, false outrage.”
Despite the name bearing “10,000,” just about 2,000 small business owners from across the country are gathered at the conference this week, with opportunities to network, learn about workforce development, AI support and more.