Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) was seen on Capitol Hill Monday for the first time since missing more than 60 votes due to his prolonged hospital stay for treatment of clinical depression.
The 53-year-old Fetterman, clad in a hooded sweatshirt and basketball shorts, did not respond to reporters who asked if he’d be able to serve out his full six-year term, which runs through 2029.
The former Pennsylvania lieutenant governor checked himself in to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center two months ago to get treatment after suffering a stroke last year.
He was discharged in late March after a six-week stay.
Fetterman told “CBS Sunday Morning” in an interview earlier this month that his depression had made him “indifferent” to living shortly after he fended off Republican celebrity candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump.
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