{"id":2035703,"date":"2023-09-18T07:52:43","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T11:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-updates-senate-rule-allows-fetterman-to-continue-dressing-like-a-slob\/"},"modified":"2023-09-18T07:55:18","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T11:55:18","slug":"schumer-updates-senate-rule-allows-fetterman-to-continue-dressing-like-a-slob","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-updates-senate-rule-allows-fetterman-to-continue-dressing-like-a-slob\/","title":{"rendered":"Schumer modifies Senate rule, permits Fetterman&#8217;s casual attire."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fschumer-updates-senate-rule-allows-fetterman-to-continue-dressing-like-a-slob%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2035703&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Call \u2064it the\u200c &#8220;Fetterman \u2064Rule.&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>As those of you with memories longer than that of\u200b President Joe Biden may \u200brecall, the men and women \u200dof the \u200dU.S. Senate were usually required\u200d to dress and comport themselves sartorially in a certain fashion.<\/p>\n<p>While there was no formal dress code for the upper \u2062chamber (there is one for \u2063the lower chamber, the House of Representatives, and it\u2019s also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/are-sleeveless-dresses-appropriate-attire-congress-doesnt-think-so\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">strictly enforced<\/a>), it was still adhered to \u2014 until a certain gentleman with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fetterman-uses-sneaky-move-get-away-wearing-hoodies-gym-shorts-senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">penchant for hoodies \u2063and gym shorts<\/a> \u200cgot elected to a\u200b six-year term by Pennsylvanians last November.<\/p>\n<p>So, in order to do away with any ugliness, Senate Majority \u2063Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/camera-captures-schumers-notes-fellow-dems-health-status-eyebrows-raised-office-contradicts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chuck Schumer<\/a> has decided to nix the \u2062informal dress code, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/09\/17\/senate-drops-dress-code-schumer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a>, \u200bsaying the Senate\u2019s sergeant\u2062 at arms no longer will enforce the unwritten rules of attire.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cSenators are able to choose what they wear on the Senate floor. I will\u200c continue \u2064to wear a suit,\u201d Schumer \u200btold the \u200coutlet.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe new directive will allow Sen.\u2062 John Fetterman (D-Pa.), who \u2062tends to favor gym shorts and hoodies over the business attire traditionally required in\u200c the chamber, to linger on \u2064the Senate floor\u200b before and after votes,\u201d Axios reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFetterman, who was elected last year, initially followed Senate tradition and wore suits. But since returning to the Senate after being treated for clinical depression earlier this year, he frequently has sported \u2064the casual look \u2063he was known for as\u2064 Pennsylvania\u2019s lieutenant \u200bgovernor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For instance, here\u2062 he was at a news \u200dconference in regard to \u200cthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-updates-senate-rule-allows-fetterman-to-continue-dressing-like-a-slob\/\" title=\"Schumer modifies Senate rule, permits Fetterman's casual attire.\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-mitch-mcconnell-led-effort-to-trash-bob-dole-aides-career-over-peripheral-tie-to-january-6\/\" title=\"Exclusive \u2014 Mitch McConnell Led Effort to Trash Bob Dole Aide\u2019s Career over Peripheral Tie to January 6\">debt ceiling negotiations<\/a> earlier<\/a> this year:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">John Fetterman speaks at a press conference on the debt ceiling negotiations. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yiXDkFQtMY\">pic.twitter.com\/yiXDkFQtMY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Greg Price (@greg_price11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greg_price11\/status\/1659255166741147650?\">May 18, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It\u2019s a \u2062good look.<\/p>\n<p>While one understands\u200d that part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fetterman-sinks-time-low-repeats-wild-antics-dems-face-taped-shirt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fetterman\u2019s<\/a> appeal (to those who indeed find an appeal in the first \u2064place, which\u2062 does not include the person writing \u2064these \u200dwords) is that he \u200cputs himself \u2064forward \u2063as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fetterman-2024-msnbc-panelist-floats-pa-stroke-survivor-as-next-democrat-hope\/\" title=\"Fetterman 2024? MSNBC Panelist Floats PA Stroke Survivor As Next Democrat Hope\">blue-collar everyman<\/a> from deep\u2063 in coal \u2062country, I venture scores of other lawmakers have managed to pull off the same vibe and at least make a stop at Men\u2019s\u200d Wearhouse before hitting the Capitol.<\/p>\n<p>You may be wondering why he was \u2064able to dress like this\u200d and \u2064still perform his duties if there were a\u2064 dress code in effect, informal though it may be. \u2062Well, \u2064according to a \u200bMay report from <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/fetterman-depression-senate-return-hoodies-shorts-771886ba8f3caee9be9674d186cd656b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Associated Press<\/a>, Fetterman had discovered a \u201cworkaround.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe votes from the doorway \u2064of the Democratic cloakroom or the side entrance, making \u2064sure his \u2018yay\u2019 or \u2018nay\u2019 is recorded before ducking\u2062 back out,\u201d the AP \u200creported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn between votes this \u2063past week, Fetterman\u2019s hoodie stayed\u200d on for a news conference with four Democratic colleagues in suits, the 6-foot-8 Fetterman towering over his colleagues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe senator\u2019s \u2062staff had originally asked him to always wear\u200b suits, which he famously\u200c hates. But after a check with \u2064the Senate \u2063parliamentarian upon his return, it became \u2062clear\u200c that he\u200d could continue \u200cwearing the casual clothes that were often\u200b his uniform back at home in Pennsylvania, \u200cas long as he didn\u2019t walk on to the Senate floor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now, for better \u200dor worse, \u200dSchumer won\u2019t even force <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-fetterman-aide-clearly-thinks-boss-stroke-weird-biden-impeachment-freakout\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fetterman<\/a> to pretend.<\/p>\n<p>If the people of Pennsylvania feel they are best represented in the \u2064Senate by someone who campaigns and does \u200dhis state job dressed like a\u2062 roadie for an Eminem tour, far\u200d be it from me to complain; I\u2019m not registered to vote\u2064 there, after all, and\u2063 if they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fetterman-bombs-pa-debate-30-car-amtrak-derailment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bought\u2064 this failson\u2019s<\/a> burly Rust Belt beer-and-a-shot persona, that\u2019s their \u200bproblem.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Should\u200b there\u200d be an enforced dress code in Congress?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n<p>\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n<p>\t\tCompleting this poll entitles you to The Western Journal news updates free of charge. You may \u2062opt out at anytime. You also agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n<p>\t\t\tYes: 0% (0 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n<p>\t\t\tNo: 0% (0 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\tfunction ffp_getCookie(cname) {<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar name=cname + &#8220;=&#8221;;<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar decodedCookie=decodeURIComponent(document.cookie);<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar ca=decodedCookie.split(&#8216;;&#8217;);<br \/>\n\t\t\tfor(var i=0; i <ca.length i var c=\"ca[i];\" while if return c.substring c.length function ffp_setcookie cvalue exdays d=\"new\" date d.settime expires=\"expires=\" d.toutcstring document.cookie=\"cname\" window.ff_poll_voted=\"false;\" voted_cookie_name=\"firefly_voted_3473741\" ff_poll_submit event event.preventdefault fireflypoll=\"jQuery(\" fireflypollcontainer=\"jQuery('#firefly-poll-container');\" pollformbox=\"jQuery('#pollFormBox');\" ffp_getcookie fireflypollcontainer.addclass to assign url here as it was defined only in firefly. firefly_ajax_url=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\" posting=\"jQuery.post(\" jquery event.target the datalayer window.datalayer=\"window.dataLayer\" window.datalayer.push poll vote posting.done response response.success yes_el=\"document.getElementById(\" no_el=\"document.getElementById(\" yes_el.style.width=\"response.data.percents.yes\" yes_el.innerhtml=\"Yes: \" response.data.percents.yes response.data.votes.yes votes no_el.style.width=\"response.data.percents.no\" no_el.innerhtml=\"No: \" response.data.percents.no response.data.votes.no fireflypoll.remove pollformbox.hide document.getelementbyid fireflypollcontainer.removeclass else emailfield=\"document.querySelector(\" input emailfield.required=\"false;\" emailfield.style.display=\"none\" border: solid padding: margin-left: margin-right: margin-bottom: width: float: left background: border-radius: margin-top: padding-top: padding-bottom: padding-left: background-color: border-color: cursor: pointer lightgrey white-space: nowrap .firefly-poll-question font-weight: bold font-size: .firefly-poll-disclaimer max-width:><\/p>\n<p>That said, the Senate \u2064does\u2064 not generally entertain the kind of studied grubbiness that has become Fetterman\u2019s trademark. \u200bIf he had an R after his name, \u2064you could bet every cent in your retirement account that Schumer would ensure\u2063 he was in a \u2063suit and tie.<\/p>\n<p>For that matter,\u200c you\u2019d \u2062probably be better \u200doff betting that Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell also wouldn\u2019t consider changing the rules because one of his own felt he could better express who \u200che really was by dressing like a total slob.<\/p>\n<p>(Axios notes that when GOP Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/john-boehner-accused-showing-true-colors-sobbing-repeatedly-delivering-nancy-pelosi-tribute\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Boehner<\/a> was the speaker of the House, he was \u201ca strict enforcer\u201d of the dress code: \u201cMembers should wear appropriate attire during all sittings of the House, however brief their appearances on the floor may be. \u200cYou know \u2062who you are,\u201d Boehner warned lawmakers in 2015.)<\/p>\n<p>Thus, this move\u200d is just as emblematic of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/schumer-decried-dark-money-pac-tied-raked-81m-secret-donors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Schumer<\/a> \u2063as it\u200b is of Fetterman: The majority leader is a man who considers rules and informal traditions sacrosanct \u2014 until they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/01\/19\/schumer-filibuster-fight-he-couldnt-win-527428\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">become an impediment<\/a> to him or his party. Then, what \u2062rule? You don\u2019t need\u2064 a\u200b suit to conduct business in the Capitol.<\/p>\n<p>You can even appear \u200clike Fetterman\u2062 did here last\u200c week, conducting an interview with the face of fellow \u200cPennsylvania Sen. \u200cBob Casey taped to his shirt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fetterman-sinks-time-low-repeats-wild-antics-dems-face-taped-shirt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">for no good reason<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"und\">L\u2062 O L <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XQuCtRv41n\">pic.twitter.com\/XQuCtRv41n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Acyn (@Acyn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Acyn\/status\/1701753493055279165?\">September 13, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Now,\u200c one guesses, he can wear \u200dthe shirt with the taped\u200c face in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-dem-state-lawmakers-rail-senate-chamber-dress-code-form-white-oppression\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Senate chamber<\/a>. We can all breathe \u200ba sigh of relief that the men and women of the U.S. Senate are keeping with the times, thoroughly insane though these times might be.<\/p>\n<p>And, hey, why not \u2062go further?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGenerous interpretations of the Senate floor \u2063dress\u2062 code can only \u2063stretch\u200c so far before you have to square up and make formal changes,\u201d Eric\u200b Ueland, a former longtime \u200bSenate staffer, told Axios. \u201cHopefully this round will also\u2064 protect the floor privileges of senators and staffers who don\u2019t want\u2064 to wear socks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Heck, why even bother with socks? Show up \u200bin PJs. Bring your favorite stuffed animal. Pretend like it\u2019s library story time. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.govtrack.us\/congress\/bills\/118\/s112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tonight\u2019s story<\/a>: \u2062\u201cBill S. 112: A \u200bbill to\u2063 amend title 38, United States Code,\u2063 to strengthen benefits for children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida, and for other purposes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And since the Democrats are in charge, maybe they can even \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dem-senator-privately-presents-faglicious-homo-drag-queen-story-hour-award-doesnt-want-voters-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bring in a drag queen<\/a> to read it.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/schumer-updates-senate-rule-allows-fetterman-continue-dressing-like-slob\/\">Schumer Updates Senate Rule, Allows Fetterman to Continue Dressing \u2064Like a Slob<\/a> appeared first\u200c on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/ca.length><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How has Senator \u2064John Fetterman challenged the traditional dress code expected of senators?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200b Job in gym shorts and hoodies,\u2064 then so \u200cbe it. But let&#8217;s not forget that these\u2062 individuals are \u200celected officials who are meant\u2064 to uphold the dignity and respectability of their positions.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to drop the informal dress code \u200dby Senator Chuck \u2062Schumer is certainly a departure from tradition. In\u2063 the past, there was an expectation that senators would dress professionally and behave in a\u2062 manner befitting their roles. However, the election of Senator John \u2063Fetterman has seemingly challenged this notion.<\/p>\n<p>Fetterman, \u2064known for his affinity for casual\u200b attire, has been pushing the boundaries of what is considered acceptable dress for a senator. \u200bWhile he initially adhered to \u200bthe tradition of wearing suits, his return to the Senate after battling clinical depression has seen him embrace his preferred\u2064 casual look once again.<\/p>\n<p>To accommodate Fetterman&#8217;s wardrobe choices, he was voting from the doorway of the Democratic cloakroom\u2064 or\u2062 the side entrance, ensuring that his votes were recorded before retreating back out.\u200c This workaround\u2062 allowed him\u200d to continue wearing his hoodies and gym shorts without violating any formal rules.<\/p>\n<p>Now, with the dropping of the informal dress code, \u2064Fetterman can freely linger\u200b on\u200d the Senate floor before and after votes without\u200d worrying \u200babout\u200c his attire.\u200c Schumer&#8217;s decision seems to prioritize \u2062individual expression over \u200badherence to traditional norms.<\/p>\n<p>While some may argue that Fetterman&#8217;s casual attire aligns with his image \u200das a blue-collar everyman, it is \u200cworth noting that many other lawmakers have managed to convey a similar image while still dressing professionally. It \u200bis not unreasonable\u2062 to expect elected \u2064officials\u2062 to dress in a manner\u2062 that commands respect\u2064 and reflects the seriousness of their positions.<\/p>\n<p>The dropping of \u200bthe dress code also raises \u2064questions about the overall \u2064decorum and professionalism within the Senate. If senators are given more \u200cleeway in their \u200cattire, one has to wonder \u2064if other standards of\u2063 conduct will also be relaxed. It is essential to maintain a \u2062level of decorum and professionalism in order to maintain the dignity \u200band integrity of the \u2063Senate.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately,\u200c it is up to the people of Pennsylvania to decide if they believe Fetterman&#8217;s casual attire accurately\u200b represents their\u200d interests in the Senate. However, it is important to remember that being a senator is not just a job, but a position \u2062that\u200b carries a certain level of responsibility and \u2063respect.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>for the House of Representatives), there were unwritten rules and expectations that senators followed. This included wearing suits, ties, and appropriate attire. However, in recent years, the dress code has become more relaxed, with senators opting for more casual attire. 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