By The FirstAccording to a report in Politico, Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman is set to return to the U.S. Senate in mid-April, six weeks after he began receiving treatment at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for depression.
Politico reports:
Sen. John Fetterman plans to return to the Senate the week of April 17 after more than a month of inpatient treatment for depression, according to two people with direct knowledge of his plan.
The Pennsylvania Democrat began receiving treatment at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in mid-February. His return will be welcome news for Senate Democrats, who have a slim majority and have struggled to deal with absences over the last month.
It remains uncertain exactly when Fetterman will leave the hospital, but a person close to Fetterman confirmed he will be back to his Senate business after the coming two-week April recess.
Fetterman checked himself into hospital to receive treatment for clinical depression in mid-February. According to Fox News, the Democratic has missed nearly 83% of Senate roll call votes since taking office in January.
