The new rule — or lack of a rule — takes effect this week. It will allow Fetterman to wear his signature outfit in the Senate chambers.
but has long preferred his signature shorts and Carhartt hoodies, which came to define his “everyman” campaign. How that image “fits” into the gilded rotunda has continued to be a focus., Fetterman has worn a suit and tie when in the chamber but often casual clothing around the Capitol. He’s taken several votes from the edge of the Senate floor with one foot still in the cloakroom if he’s in his more casual attire.
The old rule — requiring business attire, which typically means coat and tie for men, still applies to Senate staffers, according to Axios., The Inquirer learned earlier this year when Fetterman took office. That makes the dress code more of a custom enforced at the discretion of the Sergeant of Arms.
Ross Baker, a Senate historian and political science professor at Rutgers University noted around Fetterman’s inauguration that the lack of an official code has meant plenty of Senators have been able to show their style — western Senators in cowboy boots and string ties, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse in Puma sneakers.
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