Senate Eases Dress Code while C-SPAN Encourages Hoodies

C-SPAN has taken advantage of the opportunity to promote its merchandise to lawmakers, following the Senate’s recent relaxation of its dress code rules this week.

“Now that the U.S. Senate will no longer enforce its dress code for members, this is the PERFECT time to order your C-SPAN hoodie!” communications director Howard Mortman tweeted, alongside a link to purchase the hoodie, according to The Hill.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., recently relaxed the informal dress code within the Senate chamber, allowing lawmakers the freedom to wear their preferred attire.

Previously, male senators were required to wear suit jackets and formal footwear on the floor. Meanwhile, female senators were subject to a dress code, although its specific parameters were undefined.

Some Republicans strongly disapprove of the Senate’s recent dress code update, attributing this change to Senator John Fetterman, D-Pa.. Fetterman is known for his preference for wearing shorts and hoodies instead of traditional suits.

The dress code change has sparked criticism from Senate Republicans.

During a morning interview on Fox Business, Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., said, “It’s just another step in the movement by the Democrats to transform America, to take us to a place that is much less respectful than we historically have been,” reported The Hill.

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