Nearly every GOP senator has signed a letter blasting the Senate's new dress code: 'We must protect the sanctity of that place at all costs'

• Nearly every GOP senator signed a letter blasting Schumer's decision to relax Senate attire rules.
• "Allowing casual clothing on the Senate floor disrespects the institution we serve," the 46 senators wrote.
• John Fetterman, known for his more relaxed attire, poked at GOP senators fretting over the change.

The decision by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to relax the informal dress code that members wear business attire on the Senate floor erupted into a firestorm of criticism by Republican senators, who see the decision as one that debases the institution.