Pennsylvania

John Fetterman returns to Senate after hospitalization

WASHINGTON — For the first time in more than two months, Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman returned to the Senate.

The senator returned to Capitol Hill on Monday.

Fetterman was out after checking himself into Walter Reed Medical Center for clinical depression.

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His office said he’s now “in remission,” and he was released from the hospital last month.

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Fetterman tweeted once he returned, saying, “It’s good to be back.”

Wednesday, Fetterman is scheduled to chair a hearing on nutritional assistance in the farm bill.

It will be his first time chairing a subcommittee hearing.

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