The Senate passed a resolution Wednesday to make business attire a requirement on the Senate floor.
The moves comes after backlash to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) directive to scuttle the chamber’s informal dress code, which was widely viewed to be inspired by Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.).
The bipartisan resolution requires that business attire be worn on the floor of the Senate, “which for men shall include a coat, tie, and slacks or other long pants.”
The bill does not spell out what the attire includes for women.
‘Home of the bean and the cod…’ That’s where I first became aware of the Boston Brahmin.
For anyone interested in reading quite a long bit about how the early European settlers influenced modern US culture, Slate Star Codex’s book review of Albion’s Seed gives a good outline.
This is a line that stuck in my head since the first time I read ‘a brief history of nearly everything’ by Bill Bryson.
Thanks for the link!
