Key takeaways:
- Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) was discharged from George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C. on Friday.
- Multiple medical tests ruled out a stroke and showed no evidence of seizures.
- Fetterman is a vocal advocate for progressive causes, including criminal justice reform, a $15 minimum wage, and the Green New Deal.
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) was discharged from George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C. on Friday, two days after being admitted for feeling lightheaded during a Senate Democratic retreat.
Fetterman’s office released a statement saying that multiple medical tests had ruled out a stroke and showed no evidence of seizures. Joe Calvello, a spokesperson for Fetterman, said in the statement that the CT, CTA, and MRI tests had ruled out a stroke, and the EEG test results had come back normal with no evidence of seizures.
Fetterman was taken to the hospital Wednesday night after he reported feeling lightheaded while attending the retreat. He is now looking forward to spending time with his family and returning to the Senate on Monday, according to the statement.
The Pennsylvania Democrat has been a member of the Senate since 2019. He previously served as the 46th Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania from 2019 to 2021. Fetterman is a vocal advocate for progressive causes, including criminal justice reform, a $15 minimum wage, and the Green New Deal.
Fetterman’s office has not released any further information about his condition.
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