Sen. Fetterman Presides Over Senate in Shorts After Dress Code Change

Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor and Democratic candidate for U.S. Senator John Fetterman speaks at a reception for the Pennsylvania Democratic Party in Philadelphia on Oct. 28, 2022. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

Senator John Fetterman (D-Pa.) presided over the U.S. Senate on Wednesday while wearing a button-down short-sleeved shirt and shorts.

Mr. Fetterman made this appearance as the head of the Senate just two days after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced staff for the Senate Sergeant at Arms would no longer require members to dress in formal attire on the Senate floor.