Fetterman slams Democratic 'mess' as TSA workers miss paychecks during DHS shutdown

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., criticizes his party's response to the alleged killing of an 18-year-old student in Chicago by an illegal Venezuelan migrant, Jose Medina-Medina. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., is once again breaking ranks with his party, slamming his colleagues over the ongoing partial government shutdown. Lawmakers have remained at a standstill over funding for the Department of Homeland Security since mid-February. Fetterman said he opposes the shutdown and refuses to be part of the "mess" it’s created. "I refuse to always vote to shut our government down, and I would never be a part of this mess," Fetterman said Tuesday on "America’s Newsroom." He noted that he has been frequently speaking with Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents who say they are suffering without a paycheck. TSA staffers missed their first full paycheck e