Fetterman says he'll avoid violating the old 'silly dress code,' bowing to growing backlash from colleagues

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Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania wears a hoodie outside the Senate chamber on September 27, 2023.
Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania wears a hoodie outside the Senate chamber on September 27, 2023.

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Fetterman: It's a 'strange world' when people care more about the dress code than Menendez's having cash in envelopes that 'would make the Goodfellas blush'

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Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania

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Student loan payments could get easier for survivors of sexual assault if a bill introduced by Sen. John Fetterman and 10 other Democrats passes

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Fetterman becomes first Democratic senator to demand Bob Menendez resign over corruption charges

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Sen. John Fetterman at the US Capitol.

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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'

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Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, right, is known for his more casual attire.

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Sen. John Fetterman is selling 'body double' T-shirts, leaning into the right-wing conspiracy theory

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A mock-up of the "John Fetterman's Body Double" T-shirt.

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Ted Cruz, known to wear workout clothes to votes, isn't outraged about the Senate's new dress code

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Sen. Ted Cruz after heading to a vote in athletic clothes August 6, 2022.
Sen. Ted Cruz after heading to a vote in athletic clothes August 6, 2022.

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Sen. Susan Collins says she'd 'wear a bikini' to the Capitol in protest after the Senate loosened its dress code

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Senator Susan Collins, a Republican from Maine.

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John Fetterman says he'll 'never understand' progressives who refuse to support Joe Biden

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President Joe Biden looks on as Sen. John Fetterman delivers remarks in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on June 17, 2023.
President Joe Biden looks on as Sen. John Fetterman delivers remarks in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on June 17, 2023.

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John Fetterman reacts to the GOP moving forward on a Biden impeachment inquiry: 'OOooOooOoOooh don't do it, please don't do it'

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Sen. John Fetterman and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer give a thumbs up to reporters as they walk to the weekly Senate Policy Luncheons together at the U.S. Capitol Building on April 18, 2023 in Washington, DC.

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