‘It’s great to be back’: John Fetterman returns to the Senate
April 17, 2023
WASHINGTON — Sen. John Fetterman made his highly anticipated return to the Senate on Monday, following a six-week hospital stay for depression, which put mental health challenges under a spotlight that had already been trained on him and his health for months. Fetterman, D-Pa., climbed out of a black SUV and waved to a crowd of gathered reporters and then put his hands to his heart. Dressed down in his signature navy shorts, sneakers and a Carhartt hoodie, he smiled and said, “It’s great to be back.” Pennsylvania’s freshman senator returns to the Senate after the governing body had a two-week ...