CRITICS warn decorum is falling apart at the seams in the US Senate after the Democratic leadership changed the rules to end the old requirement on wearing a jacket and tie in the tradition-bound chamber, Yahoo News has reported.
The relaxed attire rule applies to all the chamber's lawmakers, but the switch was seen as a special deal for Democratic Senator John Fetterman, whose love of shorts and hoodies has turned dress-down Fri into dress-down every day.
Fetterman's dress style, or perhaps lack of style, became his signature on the campaign trail for the Senate this year, and he also gained sympathy after he had to undergo treatment for clinical depression soon after taking office.
Lawmakers dropping in to vote in gym clothes or other unusual attire had previously been able to circumvent the rules by keeping one foot in the adjacent cloakroom, according to US media.
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