Sen. John Fetterman Returns to Senate After Hospitalization for Depression

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) returned to the Senate on Monday, two months after he sought treatment for clinical depression at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
Congress reconvened on Monday after a two-week recess. The freshman Democrat from Pennsylvannia mostly avoided reporters as he returned to the Senate chamber on Monday, dressed down in a hoodie and basketball shorts.
As he made his way inside from a car, he paused briefly to say: “It’s great to be back. Thank you.” He had previously indicated that he would be back in the Senate when the recess ended.
Fetterman was discharged from Walter Reed on March 31 and returned to his home in Braddock, Pennsylvania. He had checked himself in on Feb. 15….}

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