The Fetterman rule! John hosts Senate wearing a casual shirt and no tie after Chuck

John Fetterman has presided over the US Senate wearing casual clothing after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer decided to drop the ‘business’ dress code.

Breaking precedent, the senator took his seat in a dark, short sleeve button down, as everyone around didn’t seem to take to the adjusted dress code.

Others have argued that a more formal dress code is symbolic of the sense of seriousness and dignity that Senators go by, but Fetterman thinks otherwise.

‘I don’t know why the right side seems to be losing their minds over it,’ the Democratic senator from Pennsylvania told Fox News.

On Wednesday Fetterman offered to ‘save democracy’ as he has vowed to wear a suit on the Senate floor next week, but only if House Republicans ‘stop trying to shut our government down’.

Since Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer decided to drop the ‘business’ dress code, Fetterman has taken it quite literally

On Wednesday Fetterman offered to ‘save democracy’ as he has vowed to wear a suit on the Senate floor next week, but only if House Republicans ‘stop trying to shut our government down’

Schumer has said that he will continue to sport a suit, despite his prerogative to change the dress code

House Republicans have been finding it hard to avoid a government shutdown toward the end of the month, as a September 30 deadline has loomed over Congress to pass a funding bill.

Other members of the Senate have gone on to mock him for his lax clothing choices, like Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine who said: ‘I plan to wear a bikini tomorrow to the Senate floor.’

It has been known that men are expected to wear suit jackets and ties, while women are to dress in business casual attire.

Eyes are always on these lawmakers as they are continually broadcasted on C- SPAN.

Fetterman also took to the Senate floor in casual clothing on Monday night and made sure to avoid any cameras that could give away his new fashion sense.

‘Baby steps’, he told reporters as he snuck back to his office.

In the past, if a Senator was not meeting dress code requirements, that would’ve had to shout ‘Aye’ or ‘Nay’ from the doorway to make it clear that they couldn’t be visible to the cameras.

Though many have not listened to the change in rules, some have decided to join in on the casualness with Fetterman.

Fetterman also took to the Senate floor in casual clothing on Monday night and made sure to avoid any cameras that could give away his new fashion sense

Other members of the Senate have gone on to mock him for his lax clothing choices, like Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine who said: ‘I plan to wear a bikini tomorrow to the Senate floor’

Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota took advantage of the new dress code to wear black pants, running shoes and a casual jacket; she talks to Senator Mitt Romney on the Senate floor Monday night

Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar – traveling from Minnesota – and Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski – traveling from Alaska – wore black pants, running shoes and casual shirts on Monday.

‘I would not normally wear this on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday,’ Murkowski told reporters. ‘I mean, it’s a respect thing, it’s like going to church in your jeans, or going to a funeral in jeans.’

Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy, a Democratic, did opt to go tieless on Monday evening, noting in the past he would have been reprimanded by Sergeant-at-Arms staff.

In what seemed to be a push between Democrats and Republicans, some Republicans haven’t been so upset about the change in rules.

On Monday after Fetterman made his initial casual appearance, Florida governor and Republican presidential candidate made sure to comment.

He said that Senator ‘has got a lot of problems’ and that the way he has decided to dress is ‘dumbing down’ standards.

Fetterman didn’t hold back and responded with ‘I dress like he campaigns.’

The change has humorously been dubbed the ‘Fetterman Rule’ due to Fetterman’s preference for a far more casual wardrobe.

Schumer later clarified in a statement that senators can now choose their attire on the Senate floor, though he said he personally intended to continue wearing a suit.

As he went along with the joke, Fetterman took to X and posted: ‘Senator Guy Incognito (D-PA),’ as he referred to a plot line in The Simpsons where the character learns he has a mustachioed doppelganger

He has still managed to have a bit of fun with the backlash he’s gotten as he’s added to the conspiracy that his body double is Homer Simpson

‘There has been an informal dress code that was enforced,’ Schumer said in a statement. ‘Senators are able to choose what they wear on the Senate floor. I will continue to wear a suit.’

It’s unclear if the rules for more formal attire were actually written down anywhere, but Schumer´s directive means that staff will no longer scold senators for their choice of clothing or ask them to vote from the doorway.

Schumer has said that he will continue to sport a suit, despite his prerogative to change the dress code, but Fetterman has clearly taken this change seriously.

He has still managed to have a bit of fun with the backlash he’s gotten as he’s added to the conspiracy that his body double is Homer Simpson.