Sen. John Fetterman is now more loud and outgoing, Sen. Katie Britt says -– even yelling “Alabama!” at her down a hallway when he caught sight of her. “That shows you the difference that treatment can make,” Britt says. “It’s just incredible to see.”
Male senators are expected to wear a jacket and tie on the Senate floor, but Fetterman has a workaround. He votes from the doorway of the Democratic cloakroom or the side entrance, making sure his “yay” or “nay” is recorded before ducking back out. In between votes this past week, Fetterman’s hoodie stayed on for a news conference with four Democratic colleagues in suits, the 6-foot-8 Fetterman towering over his colleagues.
During his recovery and early days as a freshman Senator, Fetterman struck up friendships with colleagues on both sides of the aisle, including Vermont Sen. Peter Welch, who is the only other first-term Democrat in the Senate, and Sen. Katie Britt.
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