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Sen. Mitch McConnell cast his first Senate vote since falling ill in June, after spending time recovering from pneumonia and facing speculation about his health. At 84 years old and having previously suffered falls due to childhood polio, McConnell noted that recovery had been a "long and often frustrating process." He addressed reporters upon arriving at the Senate via wheelchair, indicating he was still not fully recovered but committed to finishing out his term before retirement.
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Mitch McConnell, the 84-year-old Republican senator from Kentucky and former Senate majority leader, returned to Capitol Hill on Monday, ending a months-long absence due to an unspecified fall that left him briefly unconscious in June. His return was marked by his first Senate vote since early June when he was hospitalized after falling at his Washington home. This long absence had fueled speculation about his health among critics and the public, with some even questioning whether he could fulfill his duties effectively. McConnell stated that while his recovery has been challenging due to lingering effects from childhood polio, he is committed to being present for crucial votes when needed. He expressed gratitude towards Kentuckians who wished him well during his absence and indicated a return to regular Senate business.
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Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) cast his first Senate vote since a June fall, releasing a Monday evening statement promising to “do my best to be present for tough votes when our Conference needs me.”
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Conference → cast → me
His return to the Senate follows immense speculation, and conspiracy theories, about his health.
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return → follow → health
Little was disclosed about his condition after an ambulance was called to his home in June.
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ambulance → disclose → June
Later, his office disclosed that he had fallen and subsequently contracted pneumonia in the hospital.
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he → disclose → hospital
He spent the August recess recovering in Kentucky, but has faced growing pressure to return to Washington to serve out the final weeks of his term.
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He → spend → term
McConnell is retiring at the end of the current Congress.
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McConnell → retire → Congress
“Today, I’ll cast my first Senate vote since I took a bad fall back in June,” McConnell said in a statement released by his office.
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McConnell → cast → office
“I’m really looking forward to being back on the Senate floor and seeing my colleagues.”
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McConnell, 84, called his recovery a “long and often frustrating process,” one made more difficult by the “lingering effects” of childhood polio.
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McConnell → call → polio
The senator, who served for almost two decades as Senate GOP leader, has suffered repeated falls due to the condition and drew even more scrutiny over his health after freezing in front of the cameras multiple times in the last Congress.
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who → serve → Congress
In the statement, McConnell said he was still not “quite back to 100%.”
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He subsequently addressed reporters upon arriving via wheelchair at the Senate.
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“After two years, two decades, actually, of dodging your questions, I wasn’t sure how many of you would be here today,” McConnell said, according to The Hill.
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McConnell → dodge → Hill
“So I’m glad to see you.
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