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  • McConnell returns home after treatment for concussion

    McConnell returns home after treatment for concussion

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    McConnell fell on March 8 at a private dinner in D.C. and subsequently was hospitalized for a concussion; he also suffered a rib fracture. He was then moved to an inpatient rehab facility several days later. In the meantime, his condition and return has been the subject of immense interest in the Senate. In consultation with McConnell and his staff, Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-S.D.) has been helping run the Senate GOP during McConnnell’s absence.

    McConnell’s GOP colleagues, including Thune, reported this week that they’d spoken to him on the phone, and McConnell has been texting with them about congressional business. He’s also been keeping tabs on Senate races, texting with Gov. Jim Justice (R-W.Va.) about his possible entry into the West Virginia Senate race.

    “I’m in frequent touch with my Senate colleagues and my staff. I look forward to returning in person to the Senate soon,” McConnell, 81, said on Saturday.

    The Republican leader also fell and fractured his shoulder in 2019.

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  • Members of Congress from both parties had nothing but warm words for Mitch McConnell as he recovers from a fall and concussion earlier this week. 

    Members of Congress from both parties had nothing but warm words for Mitch McConnell as he recovers from a fall and concussion earlier this week. 

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    He’s expected to be in the hospital for several days.

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  • McConnell hospitalized for concussion

    McConnell hospitalized for concussion

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    Following the lunch, Republican senators expressed relief and appeared optimistic about the minority leader’s condition.

    “I understand his biggest concern right now is that he missed the halibut. he is a big fan of Sen. Murkowski’s halibut,” said Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) after the lunch. “He’s going to be OK.”

    Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) said he expected McConnell to be kept over the weekend but that his understanding is McConnell “feels fine.”

    The fall took place at the Waldorf Astoria hotel at a private dinner. The McConnell-aligned Super PAC Senate Leadership Fund also hosted an event in the building that evening, which several senators attended, including Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-S.D.) and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.).

    Senate Republicans earlier in the day were in the dark over the Kentucky Republican’s health status.

    “I trust him and his team and his doctors to tell us what’s going on,” Graham said. “Just hope he’s doing well.”

    McConnell isn’t the only senator who has been hospitalized recently. In recent weeks, Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) checked himself into Walter Reed for clinical depression. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), meanwhile, was in the hospital recently for shingles.

    Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) said earlier in the day that he was not surprised about the initial lack of information, noting the incident had just happened and that “if anybody can hold information close he can.”

    McConnell, who is 81 and had polio as a child, previously fractured his shoulder in 2019 after tripping on his patio at home.

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