It was a sea of pale puckered cotton in the Senate on Thursday.
That’s right, it’s seersucker season again on Capitol Hill.
Donning the Southern staple once a week during the sweltering months has been a Senate tradition since 1996, when Mississippi Republican Trent Lott decided to make it a thing. After a short lapse, Bill Cassidy took over the clothing coordinator duties in 2014 while still in the House, making this his 10th year in the role.