Mitch McConnell Has Been Absent From Capitol Hill for Three Months. It’s Still Unclear when He’ll Return
His staff offered no additional guidance on his health or return as he continues physical therapy after a June fall and hospitalization.
- The Senate is set to return next week, yet uncertainty remains regarding whether GOP Sen Mitch McConnell will end his three-month absence from the Capitol.
- Following a fall at his residence in Washington three months ago, McConnell has been absent, later stating his doctors confirmed he had no broken bones or serious neurological issues.
- Regarding the senator's return, McConnell's staff offered "no additional guidance or announcements," although Republican Rep Comer noted it remains the goal for the senator to appear.
- While public officials deserve privacy, constituents face a "fundamental problem" with Kentucky having only partial representation, Project on Government Oversight Director of Advocacy Dylan Hedtler-Gaudette argued.
- Stating he still intends to finish his work while continuing physical therapy, the retiring senator previously announced he would leave office at the end of his term.
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Senator Mitch McConnell was hospitalised after a fall on June 14 and later underwent rehabilitation. As the Senate resumes, uncertainty surrounds his return after a three-month absence due to health issues.
Mitch McConnell has been absent from Capitol Hill for three months. It’s still unclear when he’ll return
The Senate is set to return Monday after a five-week recess, and it is still unclear if GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell will end his three-month absence from the Capitol due to health issues.
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Mitch McConnell’s Staff Won’t Disclose If Senator Will Return After Recess
Republican Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell’s staff would not tell the Daily Caller News Foundation Thursday whether the senator would return after the August recess. McConnell’s staff sent the DCNF an Aug. 6 press release about his rehabilitation and said there was “no additional guidance or announcements” on his health or return. McConnell has not made a public appearance or cast a vote in the Senate since his hospitalization on June 14 after suf…
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