The Senate dress code has changed, likely to accommodate Sen. John Fetterman, whose style typically leans toward gym shorts and hoodies — and Republicans aren't too happy about it.
Since his election to the Senate last year, Fetterman, a Democrat from Pennsylvania, frequently appears on Capitol Hill in his hoodie, basketball shorts and sneakers.
Because of the Senate dress code, he couldn't appear on the floor to vote — but Fetterman, who suffered a stroke and battled clinical depression in the last year, had a workaround: He would vote from the doorway or the side entrance."Senators are able to choose what they wear on the Senate floor," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said in a statement to The Hill. "I will continue to wear a suit.
Clint Brown, vice president of government relations at the Heritage Foundation and the former executive director of the Senate Steering Committee, said this change might have repercussions as future senators embrace a more casual style. "We should hold to a higher standard since we place them in an elite position. When standards are lowered to accommodate those who won't uphold them, we lose a bit of civilization. It's even more detrimental when standards are lowered in the institution meant to hold our civilization together," he said on
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