Democratic Senator John Fetterman returned to the Senate floor on Monday after spending several days in the hospital amid growing concerns over his health and ability to serve in the Senate.
The Democrat was hospitalized for three days after feeling lightheaded, but turned up in the Capitol after doctors reportedly ruled out another stroke or seizure. voted to confirm Cindy Chung as a judge for the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.
“Hey guys. Glad to be back in the Senate. Thank you for looking forward to getting back to work today,” Fetterman tweeted.
To enable Fetterman to participate in the work of the Senate because of his auditory processing disorder, the Senate chamber has a wired screen and a professional broadcast captioner inputs closed captions.
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The newly-elected senator suffered a stroke while campaigning in May 2022, but despite serious auditory processing problems stemming from health fears, the Pennsylvania open house was held in November. won the election for a seat in the Senate.
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In calling for his medical records to be made public during the campaign, Dr. Clifford Cheng wrote Fetterman’s medical report, saying, “He is recovering well from his stroke and his health continues to improve.” Records later revealed that Chen contributed more than $1,300 to Fetterman’s campaign that year.
President Biden arrives at Aerial Refueling Wing 171 on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022, with Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the second Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, and his wife Gisele Barrett. Talk to Fetterman. Pittsburgh International Airport in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania. (Patrick Semansky)
According to The New York Times, Fetterman explained his severe auditory processing problems last week as being responsible for hearing his teacher’s voice from the “Peanuts” cartoon while listening to people talking. .
Because of his condition, the senator closed caption tablet His office is also equipped with closed captioning devices to converse with people at work.
John Fetterman had a stroke in May 2022. (Christon Jay Bethel)
Despite the health concerns, Democratic Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar said the device Fetterman uses is one that people need to “get used to.”
Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota) told The New York Times of Fetterman’s condition after conversing on the tablet. I wanted to make sure it was accurate.It was kind of hard to imagine what it would be like to be him.”
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“He answers like you answer anyone,” Klobuchar said. “We’re the ones who have to get used to it – he’s used to it.”
