Fetterman claims that he was not the type of lawmaker Pennsylvania deserved.

This week, Pennsylvania senator John Fetterman( D.) declared that he was” not the kind of senator” that the state deserved while dealing with severe depression.

In an interview with NPR, Fetterman admitted that he was unable to fulfill his duties as a legislator and father while receiving treatment for depression.

If I’m’m being completely honest, I wasn’t the kind of senator that Pennsylvanians deserved when I was in the midst of depression, according to Fetterman. ” I wasn’t the kind of associate I owe to my wife Gisele or my kids Karl, Grace, and August.”

Fetterman returned to the Senate Monday after two months of treatment at Walter Reed Medical Center for clinical depression.

I lost 25 lbs. And occasionally, I may say things that were incoherent, and I might just get lost while wandering around Washington, the lawmaker told NPR.

On his return to the Senate, Fetterman’s’s response was” a big smile ,” he said. ” I’ve’ve missed being here a lot.”

Upon rejoining Congress, Fetterman struggled to deliver his opening statement at a Wednesday hearing, mispronouncing words, including the name of Sen. John Boozman (R., Ark.).

Fetterman suffered a stroke during his Senate campaign in May 2022 but returned to the campaign trail in August, reassuring the public that he was “feeling great, better than I have in years.” The senator cited a doctor’s note stating that he could “campaign and serve in the U.S. Senate without a problem.”