Mitch McConnell Returns To Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky returned to the Senate on Monday for the first time since June 14, when he was hospitalized after a fall in his home.Reported by 14 of 17 outlets; wording from Toronto Star.
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“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.
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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“Elaine and I are very grateful for all the continued well wishes from our fellow Kentuckians, and I’m glad to get back to more of business as usual on their behalf this month.”
McConnell is no stranger to these concerns himself and alarmed many in the media and in the Senate itself when, in two moments within a few days of each other in the summer of 2023, he appeared to freeze up and be unable to speak at two news conferences on the Hill, surrounded by his colleagues and journalists.
Analysis
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"Today, I'll cast my first Senate vote since I took a bad fall back in June," McConnell said in a statement.
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"After two years -- two decades -- of dodging your questions, I wasn't sure how many of you would be here today," McConnell joked at the outset.
"I'm really looking forward to being back on the Senate floor and seeing my colleagues."
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Framing
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How it changed
- 14 Sep
Mitch McConnell, the former Republican Senate majority leader, returned to the Capitol on Monday and cast his first vote after a months‑long absence that fueled rampant speculation about his health.
- 15 Sep
After two years of – decades, actually – dodging your questions, I wasn’t sure how many of you would be here today.
- 16 Sep
Weeks later, it was revealed that he was discharged from the hospital and would continue his recovery at home.
Coverage 25 articles
17 Sep Frail Mitch McConnell appears to need assist from fellow Republicans after he nearly votes wrong way in Senate
The Independent
16 Sep Excruciating moment wheelchair-bound Mitch McConnell, 84, has to be told what to do as he struggles to speak in Senate meeting
Daily Mail
15 Sep Mitch McConnell casts Senate vote after monthslong absence from Capitol Hill
CBS News
15 Sep Video of ‘zombie’ Mitch McConnell returning to the Senate causes internet uproar and raises more questions
The Independent
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15 Sep Mitch McConnell Returns to the Senate After 3-Month Absence
NBC News
15 Sep Very frail Mitch McConnell, 84, seen for the first time after 90-day absence as he makes shock Senate return
Daily Mail15 Sep Top US senator Mitch McConnell, 84, returns after monthslong medical absence
The Straits Times
15 Sep Mitch McConnell returns to US Senate after lengthy health absence
South China Morning Post- 15 Sep Americast
BBC 15 Sep US Republican Mitch McConnell returns to Senate after lengthy illness
ABC News (AU)
15 Sep Mitch McConnell Returns to the Senate, Ending His Months-Long Absence
Time
15 Sep Mitch McConnell returns to Senate
NBC News
15 Sep Mitch McConnell returns to US Senate after three-month absence
Al Jazeera14 Sep Mitch McConnell a no-show as Senate returns and questions about his extended absence remain a mystery
The Independent
14 Sep McConnell returns to the Senate for the first time since his June hospitalization
Toronto Star
14 Sep Mitch McConnell returns to Capitol Hill after monthslong absence
CBS News
14 Sep Mitch McConnell returns to the Senate after three-month absence
NBC News
14 Sep McConnell returns after months-long absence for crucial vote
Fox News- 14 Sep Republican Mitch McConnell returns to U.S. Senate after 3-month absence
CBC 
14 Sep Mitch McConnell casts first Senate vote since June fall
Washington Examiner
14 Sep Sen. Mitch McConnell returns to Senate floor after hospitalization
ABC News (US)
14 Sep Mitch McConnell returns to Senate after months-long absence
The Guardian
14 Sep Mitch McConnell returns to Senate after fall that led to an extended medical absence
NPR
14 Sep Mitch McConnell back in Senate to cast first vote since disappearing from public life in June
The Independent
14 Sep Republican senator Mitch McConnell returns to Capitol Hill after monthslong hiatus while recovering from fall – live
The Guardian
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