2026年9月4日 美国东部时间晚上11:16 / 哥伦比亚广播公司新闻
作者：艾伦·何
华盛顿讯——哥伦比亚广播公司新闻获取的宾夕法尼亚州民主党参议员约翰·费特曼与其助手之间的短信内容显示，他似乎对履行选民服务职责毫无兴趣。
《华尔街日报》率先披露了这些短信，并报道称费特曼经常拒绝甚至 outright 拒绝履行工作职责的核心内容，例如与选民会面、在本州举办活动以及参加听证会。一名前助手向哥伦比亚广播公司新闻证实了《华尔街日报》报道的真实性。
据报道，在一次事件中，费特曼称自己生病，以避免与一群来自宾夕法尼亚州的瘫痪退伍军人会面，转而参加了福克斯新闻的节目。哥伦比亚广播公司新闻审核的2025年一系列短信内容显示，费特曼还拒绝了与费城儿童医院代表会面的请求，以及参加其家乡附近三名遇害警察葬礼的邀请。
这名前助手评价费特曼说：“你无法和他就任何政策或战略进行任何有实质内容的对话，对话很快就会完全偏离轨道或是变得语无伦次。”
在哥伦比亚广播公司新闻审核的一系列短信中，费特曼询问一名助手，为什么他必须持续与费城儿童医院的人员会面。
“因为他们担心疫苗接种计划和医疗补助计划削减，”助手回复道。
“我才不担心呢，”费特曼说道，随后补充道，“我确信他们只是想要免费的华盛顿特区之行。”
去年宾夕法尼亚州约克附近有三名警察遇害，费特曼因葬礼时长过长而拒绝出席。一名助手在对话中提到，宾夕法尼亚州的另一位参议员、共和党参议员戴夫·麦考密克也不打算参加这些葬礼。
“……葬礼将于中午开始，至少持续3个小时……”助手告诉费特曼。
“3个小时？！”费特曼说道。
“是的，这是一场非常正式的仪式，相当于三场独立的葬礼，”助手说道。
“这恐怕没戏，”费特曼说道，并指出这还意味着“9个多小时的车程”。
费特曼的团队未回应哥伦比亚广播公司新闻的置评请求。
宾夕法尼亚州的民主党众议员克里斯·德鲁齐奥和布伦丹·博伊尔在《华尔街日报》报道发布后不久，就有关费特曼行为的指控进行了谴责。
“关于这份报告中约翰·费特曼作为参议员的可悲表现，我有很多话想说。但从他的懒惰、不尊重他人以及愿意为外国政府背书来看，这暴露了我们早已知道的事实：这个人毫无责任感，”德鲁齐奥在周五说道。
博伊尔称费特曼是“耻辱”和“懒惰的信托基金宝宝”。
这位以常穿连帽衫和短裤而非西装领带而闻名的宾夕法尼亚州前副州长，于2022年当选参议员。他通过靠拢民主党进步派赢得民主党初选，并在竞选期间中风的情况下，击败共和党候选人穆罕默德·奥兹赢得大选。
费特曼有时会与民主党同僚产生分歧。近几个月来，他支持特朗普总统对伊朗开战的决定，是唯一一位投票反对限制特朗普伊朗战争权力的民主党参议员。他还在政府停摆争端、确认帕姆·邦迪为司法部长以及推动马克韦恩·穆林担任国土安全部部长提名等问题上与本党立场相悖。
他与民主党人的分歧引发了人们对其可能退党的猜测。他已经排除了换党派的可能，并在一篇专栏文章中写道：“我会是一个糟糕的共和党人，在绝大多数投票中仍会支持民主党人。”但他表示，自己的红线是如果民主党成为“反以色列政党”。
凯特琳·伊莱克对本文亦有贡献。
Newly released Fetterman texts show a reluctance to perform constituent duties
September 4, 2026 11:16 PM EDT / CBS News
By Alan He
Washington — Sen. John Fetterman has appeared uninterested in performing constituent service duties, according to text messages between the Pennsylvania Democrat and his staffers that were obtained by CBS News.
The Wall Street Journal was the first to publish the text messages, and reported that Fetterman has routinely dismissed and at times refused to do core aspects of the job, such as meeting with constituents, holding events in his home state and attending hearings. A former staffer confirmed the accuracy of the Journal’s story to CBS News.
In one incident, Fetterman reportedly told people he was sick to avoid meeting with a group of paralyzed military veterans from Pennsylvania. Instead, he appeared on Fox News. Fetterman also dismissed requests to meet with representatives of a children’s hospital and to attend the funerals of three slain police officers near his hometown, according to a set of 2025 text exchanges reviewed by CBS News.
The former staffer said of Fetterman: “You can’t have any sort of substantial conversation with him about any policy or strategy without it becoming completely derailed or unhinged.”
In a series of texts reviewed by CBS News, Fetterman asked one staffer why he had to keep meeting with people from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
“Because they are worried about vaccines and Medicaid cuts,” the staffer responded.
“Well I’m not,” Fetterman said, later adding, “I’m convinced they just want free trips to DC.”
When three police officers were killed near York, Pennsylvania, last year, Fetterman balked at attending their funerals due to the length of the ceremony. A staffer noted at one point in the exchange that Pennsylvania’s other senator, Republican Sen. Dave McCormick, was not planning to attend the funerals.
“…the funeral will begin at noon and last at least 3 hours…” a staffer told Fetterman.
“3 hours??” Fetterman said.
“Yes it’s a very formal ceremony and the equivalent of 3 separate funerals,” the staffer said.
“This may be a nonstarter,” Fetterman said, noting that it would also be “9+ hours driving.”
Fetterman’s team did not respond to a request for comment from CBS News.
Democratic Reps. Chris Deluzio and Brendan Boyle, both of Pennsylvania, slammed the allegations about Fetterman’s behavior shortly after The Wall Street Journal’s report.
“There is a lot I could say about this report of John Fetterman’s pathetic behavior as a Senator. But between the laziness, disrespect, and willingness to carry water for a foreign government, it shows us something we already know: this man has no sense of duty,” Deluzio said Friday.
Boyle called Fetterman a “disgrace” and “lazy trust fund baby.”
A former Pennsylvania lieutenant governor known for opting to wear hoodies and shorts rather than jackets and ties, Fetterman was elected to the Senate in 2022. He won the Democratic primary by aligning himself with the party’s progressive wing, and defeated Republican nominee Mehmet Oz in the general election despite suffering a stroke during the campaign.
Fetterman is sometimes at odds with his Democratic colleagues. In recent months, he has backed President Trump’s decision to go to war with Iran, and has been the sole Democratic senator to vote against reining in Mr. Trump’s Iran war powers. He also broke with his party during government shutdown fights, on confirming Pam Bondi as attorney general and in helping advance Markwayne Mullin’s nomination to lead the Department of Homeland Security.
His disagreements with Democrats have fueled speculation that he could leave the party. He has ruled out the idea of switching parties, writing in an op-ed, “I’d be a terrible Republican who still votes overwhelmingly with Democrats.” But he said his red line is if the Democratic Party becomes “the anti-Israel party.”
Caitlin Yilek contributed to this report.
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