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The Senate passed a resolution Wednesday to make business attire a requirement on the Senate floor.

The moves comes after backlash to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's (D-N.Y.) directive to scuttle the chamber's informal dress code, which was widely viewed to be inspired by Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.).

The bipartisan resolution requires that business attire be worn on the floor of the Senate, "which for men shall include a coat, tie, and slacks or other long pants."

The bill does not spell out what the attire includes for women.

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[-] sturmblast@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

popularity contest for the upper class

[-] mojo@lemm.ee 14 points 1 year ago

How much did this process cost in taxpayer money?

[-] OpenPassageways@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This directive seemed like a trap from Schumer which invited Republicans and conservative Democrats to show off how out-of-touch they are with millennials and Gen Z. Looks like they fell for it.

[-] SeaJ@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Really doing important work there in the Senate. Putting on a good show of how connected and in touch they are with the people.

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[-] reagansrottencorpse@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

They don't care about us at all and it shows.

[-] Jaysyn@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago

There is a bigmad Trump supporter downvoting the thread, I'm guessing most of us have them blocked already.

Everyone point & laugh at the stupid fascist symp.

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[-] hperrin@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

You mean no more antler helmets?

[-] BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago

The rules don't specify "no antler helmets" and if Air Bud has taught me everything it is that if it isn't banned it's legal.

[-] Godnroc@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Counter proposal, every member must wear formal dresses. You can have your formal attire, but you're not going to like it.

[-] Salamendacious@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

As long as they all have to wear fancy hats like at the Kentucky Derby too. Even though I think there's nearly nothing redeeming about Lindsey Graham I imagine he'd have the fanciest hat of them all.

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