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Dick Durbin breaks with Schumer on Senate dress code change for Fetterman: ‘Concerned’

By Emily Jacobs
Published September 21, 2023 5:19pm ET
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Dick Durbin breaks with Schumer on Senate dress code change for Fetterman: ‘Concerned’
Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) on Thursday broke with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) over his decision to abolish the chamber’s dress code for members to accommodate Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA). Schumer directed the chamber’s sergeant-at-arms on Friday to abolish the centuries-old rule requiring senators to wear a suit and tie on the […]


Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) on Thursday broke with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) over his decision to abolish the chamber’s dress code for members to accommodate Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA).

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