Schumer Relaxes Senate Dress Code, Inviting Rebuke From Some Republicans

Schumer Relaxes Senate Dress Code, Inviting Rebuke From Some Republicans
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) speaks at Belmont Water Treatment Center in Philadelphia on Feb. 3, 2023. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images
Ryan Morgan
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has relaxed the informal dress code for Senate floor proceedings, prompting some senators to take on a more casual appearance while others lamented the apparent falling standards of the body.

Mr. Schumer said Monday that staff for the chamber’s Sergeant-at-Arms will no longer enforce a dress code on the Senate floor.