Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer eliminated the dress code requiring lawmakers to wear professional attire on the Senate floor months after Sen. John Fetterman came under fire for wearing a hoodie.
Schumer (D-NY) quietly ordered the Senate Sergeant at Arms to stop enforcing the dress code that requires male senators to wear a jacket and tie and female senators a dress or other business attire on the floor, Axios reported on Sunday.
The policy change comes after Fetterman (D-PA) came under fire from conservatives for donning a hoodie, gym shorts and sneakers on camera. Many called her casual fashion choices disrespectful.
“John Fetterman’s Senate attire perfectly sums up Democrats’ lack of respect for Americans and our institutions.” the conservative comedian tweeted Young Tim.
The 6-foot-8 Democrat often traded in a suit and tie for casual wear when he returned to Washington after a six-week stint at Walter Reed National Medical Center, where he was treated for clinical depression.
“It’s setting a new dress code,” Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) joked to the Associated Press in May. “I was struggling. And now he is a happy person to be with.”
Senator John Fetterman has often skirted the dress code, opting for a hoodie and gym shorts instead of a suit and tie. fake images
Fetterman, who hates suits, previously skirted the dress code rule by voting from the Democratic cloakroom door or side entrance to the Senate floor, rather than from the floor itself.
But Schumer’s new directive shows that times are changing.
“Senators can choose what they wear on the Senate floor,” he told Axios in a statement. “I will continue wearing a suit.”
Fetterman changed into casual clothes after returning to Washington following six weeks of treatment for clinical depression. AFP via Getty Images
The policy change will take effect this week, according to the outlet, which cited a Senate official. However, it only applies to senators and not staff members, who will still be required to wear professional, work-appropriate clothing.
The Senate dress code was modified once before to ease restrictions for female senators, according to the outlet. About five years ago, the legislative body opted to allow women to show their arms by wearing dresses or sleeveless shirts.
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