Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania) attended a hearing with the chief executive of OpenAI, Sam Altman, on May 8, making it the first time he has occupied his seat on the dais of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee all year.

The first-term Pennsylvania Democrat said his openness about his mental health issues has been “weaponized” against him, prompting him to start showing up for votes and hearings he considers useless.

Pennsylvania's senior senator told the New York Times in a story that published Saturday that he felt he had been unfairly shamed into fulfilling his senatorial duties.