Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has quietly told the Senate's Sergeant at Arms to cease enforcement of a formal dress code for its members.
The Senate sergeant at arms and relevant congressional staff have been notified about changes to the chamber's informal dress code, which will go into effect on Monday.
The change would let Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., who is often seen wearing a hoodie and baseball shorts, wear his casual attire on the Senate floor whenever he wants.
Senators can now hang up their suits and ties if they so choose after Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer ordered an end to the dress code in the once-austere upper chamber.
The new dress code, implemented by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, will allow Sen. John Fetterman to wear his trademark casual attire like hoodies and shorts on the Senate floor.
Nearly every Republican senator signed a letter sent to Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Tuesday urging that he reverse the relaxed dress code.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s decision to relax the upper chamber’s dress code has run into much dissent, with lawmakers saying the floor is no place for hoodies and shorts.
All but three Republican senators sent a letter to Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer Tuesday criticizing the upper chamber's new relaxed dress code.
Republicans are calling on Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to reinstate a dress code for members on the Senate floor, arguing that the loosening of the rules “disrespects the institutio…
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