Sen. John Fetterman On His Return To Congress
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) returns to the Senate after being admitted to the hospital for clinical depression. Keren Carrión/NPR hide caption
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) returns to the Senate after being admitted to the hospital for clinical depression.
Keren Carrión/NPRSen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) is back at work on Capitol Hill after taking leave to seek treatment for clinical depression.
It is rare for a sitting politician to publicly discuss their mental health. But Sen. Fetterman sat down with NPR's Scott Detrow to talk about what the past few months have been like and what comes next.
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