“When it got released where I was and where it was going, it was a big story. And so I had assumed that that would be the end of my career. And I don’t know what kind of impact that would have on my family or anything, so I really didn’t know what would happen at that point… It’s a risk that I wanted to take because I wanted to help people and know that I don’t want them to suffer the way — or put any kinds of despair that I’ve been in.
”— Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), quoted by Politico, on his depression.