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Sen. Mitch McConnell returned to the Senate on Monday to cast a vote after being absent for months due to health issues following a fall in June. The 84-year-old senator briefly addressed his ongoing recovery, noting it has been challenging, particularly affected by lingering effects from childhood polio. McConnell assured he will be present for important votes when necessary and emphasized his intention to continue physical therapy as advised by doctors.
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Sen. Mitch McConnell announced that he’s casting a vote in the Senate on Monday, marking the end of his months-long absence from the upper chamber after he was hospitalized in June following a fall.
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he → announce → fall
“Today, I’ll cast my first Senate vote since I took a bad fall back in June,” McConnell said in a post on X on Monday evening.
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McConnell → cast → evening
“I’m really looking forward to being back on the Senate floor and seeing my colleagues.”
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I → look → colleagues
The 84-year-old Kentucky Republican went on to say that his "recovery has been a long and often frustrating process,” adding that the “lingering effects” of his bout with polio during his childhood have also impacted his recovery.
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effects → go → recovery
“I’m still not quite back to 100%, but I’ve assured [Senate Majority Leader John Thune] that, as I continue with physical therapy on the advice of my doctors, I will do my best to be present for tough votes when our Conference needs me,” McConnell said.
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McConnell → ’m → me
McConnell’s office initially shared little to no information when the Senator was hospitalized on June 14.
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Senator → share → June
After weeks of uncertainty—and his absence from the Senate—rumors and speculation over the state of his health began swirling online.
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rumors → swirl → health
In July, Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear shared a letter in which he urged McConnell to “fully update Kentuckians regarding the current status of [his] health.
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he → share → health
A few days later, the Republican lawmaker disclosed that he had been taken to the hospital after he “briefly” lost consciousness following a fall, and that he later had to grapple with a “mild case of pneumonia.”
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he → disclose → pneumonia
He pushed back, though, on rumors that he was suffering from any severe conditions, saying that his doctors confirmed that he didn’t break any bones or suffer a concussion, and that he didn’t have any tumors or experience a heart attack.
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he → push → attack
At the end of July, McConnell’s office shared another update, stating that the Senator was maintaining his physical therapy, per his doctors’ orders, and that he had been discharged from the hospital but was not, at that time, medically cleared to leave the rehabilitation center he was at and return to the upper chamber.
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he → share → chamber
On Aug. 6, his office announced that he had been discharged from the rehabilitation facility that day and would continue his recovery at home.
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he → announce → home
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