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John Fetterman to return to Senate next month after hospital stay

Obama to Democrats: 'Sulking and moping is not an option' Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, center, and his wife Gisele, left, are introduced by former President Barrack Obama at the conclusion of his remarks during a campaign rally in Pittsburgh, Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) (Gene J. Puskar/AP)

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman will be returning to the Senate floor in mid-April after a month-long hospital stay to treat clinical depression.

Fetterman will return the week of April 17, a person familiar with the situation confirmed the news to our DC Bureau.

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The senator admitted himself in to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Feb. 15.

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Fetterman, 53, overcame a stroke days before last May’s primary election and spent the last five months on the campaign trail recovering from the stroke.

Fetterman also stayed two days in George Washington University in early February, checking himself in after becoming lightheaded. Fetterman’s office has said tests found no evidence of a new stroke or a seizure.

Congress will be on a break for the next two weeks before returning to Capitol Hill.

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