Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Dave McCormick is “optimistic” about working with his Democratic colleague Sen. John Fetterman to tackle issues and bring a glimmer of bipartisan hope to Congress.
Sitting down with Fox News’ Shannon Bream on “Fox News Sunday,” the freshman senator discussed a series of headlines – the first phase of Israel’s cease-fire deal with Hamas, TikTok going dark and his willingness to work together with Fetterman, who has, at times, broken with his party on issues like border security and support for Israel.
“I wasn’t elected to represent only Republicans. I was elected to represent every single Pennsylvanian,” McCormick said. “I think that’s the way he feels and so, even though we’re from different parties, we have a mandate to help Pennsylvania. He’s focused on working families. I’m focused on working families. We think we can find some common ground together. He’s been an incredibly strong voice on Israel, against anti-Semitism. We find common ground on that.”
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“We’re going to disagree on some things, but we’ll disagree agreeably, and we’ll focus on the things we can work on together, and I think he recognizes what many Democrats haven’t recognized yet, which is the policies of President Biden and his party failed the American people, and we have a mandate for change, and I think Senator Fetterman is embracing some of that at least, and saying, ‘Hey, how can I be part of that change?’”
McCormick and Fetterman and their wives broke bread this month to bury the proverbial hatchet and find common ground on issues that matter.
In a Jan. 9 X post about the meeting, Fetterman shared an image of himself with McCormick and their wives with the caption, “2 dudes + 2 better halves + bipartisanship + 67 counties = a stronger Pennsylvania.”
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McCormick was sworn in earlier this month, replacing longtime Democratic Sen. Bob Casey after narrowly defeating him in the Nov. 5 election last year.
Fetterman received the title of the Keystone State’s senior senator in the process.
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