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John Fetterman, Recovering After Stroke, Labors to Adjust to Life in the Senate
The New York Times via Yahoo ^ | February 10, 2023 | By Annie Karni

Posted on 02/10/2023 8:55:16 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

WASHINGTON — At John Fetterman’s desk in the Senate chamber, there is a newly installed monitor that rises or lowers, depending on whether he sits or stands, and provides closed captioning so he can follow the proceedings. At the center dais, a custom desk stand has been built to accommodate the same technology for when he takes his shifts presiding over the Senate. The sergeant-at-arms has arranged for live audio-to-text transcription for the committees on which Fetterman serves, and plans to expand the service to all Senate hearings.

But his adjustment to serving in the Senate has been made vastly more difficult by the strains of his recovery, which left him with a physical impairment and serious mental health challenges that have rendered the transition extraordinarily challenging — even with the accommodations that have been made to help him adapt.

The latest health scare convinced his staff that Fetterman needs a better plan to take care of himself, both physically and emotionally.

Fetterman declined to be interviewed for this story. But aides and confidants describe his introduction to the Senate as a difficult period, filled with unfamiliar duties that are taxing for someone still in recovery: meetings with constituents, attending caucus and committee meetings, appearing in public at White House events and at the State of the Union address, as well as making appearances in Pennsylvania.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
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To: TokarevM57

Circle jerking of the over talking left. They do this when they don’t have a factual basis of reporting. They know that we know what is going on.


41 posted on 02/10/2023 2:11:43 PM PST by New Perspective (As Leonard Cohen said once in an interview, “You won’t like what comes after America”)
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To: Sacajaweau

Repubs...Take a vote on something important....


Republicans don’t get to call for a vote on anything in the current Senate. Schumer is in charge.


42 posted on 02/10/2023 2:14:37 PM PST by hanamizu
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To: dfwgator

Duly added to my private collection!


43 posted on 02/10/2023 2:19:25 PM PST by MortMan (You better bring yours, when you come to take mine. - Creed Fisher)
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To: moovova; MortMan; dfwgator; New Perspective; 43north; Oldeconomybuyer

44 posted on 02/10/2023 3:02:33 PM PST by 4Liberty (The Media has become one big ad for the sino-Industrial complex.)
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To: hanamizu

Oops...yup...you’re right


45 posted on 02/10/2023 5:30:28 PM PST by Sacajaweau ( )
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