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Republican Senator Mitch McConnell, aged 84, returned to Congress on September 14 after being absent since mid-June due to a fall that led to hospitalization and rehabilitation. His office previously withheld details about his condition, causing speculation among observers. In a statement, McConnell mentioned lingering effects from childhood polio as he used a wheelchair in the halls of Congress, though he assured he would be present for critical votes despite not being fully recovered.
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Mitch McConnell, the 84-year-old former Republican Senate majority leader from Kentucky, returned to Capitol Hill on Monday after an extended absence due to a fall in June that left him briefly unconscious and hospitalized with pneumonia. His return, following months of speculation about his health, was marked by casting his first vote since early June when he was last seen voting on June 14. In a statement released before the vote, McConnell expressed relief at being back: "I’m really looking forward to being back on the Senate floor and seeing my colleagues." Despite still not feeling fully recovered due to lingering effects from childhood polio, he assured his leadership that he would continue physical therapy and work to be present for critical votes when needed.
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Top US senator Mitch McConnell, 84, returns after monthslong medical absence
WASHINGTON –
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senator → return → absence
Republican US Senator Mitch McConnell, the upper chamber’s former leader, returned to Congress on Sept 14 after a monthslong medical absence due to a bad fall.
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McConnell → return → fall
The 84-year-old senator from Kentucky was first hospitalised in mid-June, putting pressure on the slim majority his fellow Republicans held in the Senate.
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Republicans → hospitalise → Senate
His office withheld details of his absence for weeks, leading to speculation about his condition.
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office → withhold → condition
He broke his silence on July 12, saying he was taken to the hospital after he fell and lost consciousness, and remained there after catching a minor case of pneumonia before he was transferred to a rehab facility.
“Today, I’ll cast my first Senate vote since I took a bad fall back in June,” McConnell wrote in a statement on social media platform X, adding that he was “really looking forward to being back on the Senate floor and seeing my colleagues”.
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he → break → colleagues
“My recovery has been a long and often frustrating process, and the lingering effects of childhood polio haven’t made it any easier,” the statement continued.
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statement → linger → polio
McConnell, who is not seeking re-election in the November midterm elections, appeared in the halls of Congress in a wheelchair.
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who → seek → wheelchair
He cautioned he was “not quite back to 100 per cent” but clarified he would do his best “to be present for tough votes” as the US federal legislature resumes session after its summer recess.
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legislature → caution → recess
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