Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, joked Monday that she would “put on a bikini” on the ground of the Senate following Majority Chief Chuck Schumer’s, D-N.Y., directive that the physique would not implement a gown code for its members, in line with an NBC Information reporter.
The reporter stated that Collins made the feedback whereas slamming the directive, arguing it “debases the establishment,” which nonetheless requires others coming into the chamber to adjust to the gown code, together with coats and ties for males, and enterprise apparel for ladies.
“Clearly, I am not going to put on a bikini,” Collins reportedly stated. “However the truth is, as I perceive it, I might!”
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From proper, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, Chair Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., conduct the Senate Appropriations Committee markup of the “Navy Development, Veterans Affairs, and Associated Businesses Appropriations Act, 2024,” and the “Agriculture, Rural Growth, Meals and Drug Administration, and Associated Businesses Appropriations Act, 2024,” in Dirksen Constructing on Thursday, June 22, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Name, Inc through Getty Photos)
Fox has reached out to Collins’ workplace for remark.
Fox Information Digital confirmed the gown code modifications on Sunday after Schumer secretly despatched the directive to the Senate’s sergeant at arms.
The change will enable Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., to proceed sporting his trademark hoodies and health club shorts he’s typically seen sporting round Capitol Hill after coming back from a six-week hospitalization for despair earlier this yr.
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Sen. John Fetterman (D-Penn.) arrives for the “AI Perception Discussion board” on the Russell Senate Workplace Constructing on Capitol Hill on September 13, 2023, in Washington, DC. (Nathan Howard/Getty Photos)
He had beforehand discovered a workaround to the legislative physique’s gown code guidelines by voting from the doorway of the Democrat cloakroom or the facet entrance, ensuring his vote is recorded earlier than ducking out.
Fetterman was blasted by conservatives following the change, with some suggesting the transfer was made to appease him.
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Fox Information’ Chad Pergram, Timothy H.J. Nerozzi and Andrew Mark Miller contributed to this report.
