Fetterman Gets Emotional Discussing Disability Struggles and Seeking to Support Disabled Communities as Senator

Fetterman choked up while talking about struggles people with disabilities face during a Senate Aging Committee hearing.
Fetterman held up his phone to show the transcription app that helps him process language after his stroke.
Fetterman said he was ridiculed for his disability even though he went most of his life without one.
Fetterman admires people who live with disabilities and prevail over them.
Fetterman asked how to become a more empathetic, responsive senator to support disabled communities.

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