Remove the dress code in the Senate. However, the American one. Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer actually issued a policy allowing senators to be free to wear “casual attire” when entering the upper house of Congress. The decision to introduce less strict dress code rules appears – AP writes – to be due to the style of Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman, although he is not named in Schumer’s statement. The 54-year-old was actually allowed to dress casually, like shorts and a sweatshirt, after a six-week hospital stay for depression. But now Schumer’s decision has (inevitably) caused discontent among the most conservative members of the House of Representatives. Republican Senator Susan Collins of Maine joked about the change: “Tomorrow I’ll be coming to the Senate in a bikini.” While Republican Roger Marshall “senators should have a certain level of decency.” Ultimately, 46 Republican senators penned a statement condemning the decision, calling it a “lack of respect for the institution.” But it is Fetterman himself who puts an end to the controversy by telling journalists that he is glad “to have this option,” but he intends to use it “sparingly and without abuse,” the Democrat continues. Instead, when asked about conservatives’ criticism (of clothing), he said: “Aren’t there more important things we should be working on now than clothing?”
Cover photo: ANSA/Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman
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