Senator John Fetterman)Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News(Washington, D.C.) U.S. Senator John Fetterman released a statement yesterday after Congress did not pass a bill for funding before the deadline yesterday, which caused the United States government to undergo a shutdown. According to a release from Fetterman’s office yesterday, here is some of what he had to say from the statement he released yesterday: “It’s a sad day for our nation. I voted AYE to extend ACA tax credits because I support them—but I won’t vote for the chaos of shuttering our government. The measure was supported by no Senate Republicans.