Key takeaways:
- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) suffered a concussion and minor rib fracture after falling at the Waldorf Astoria hotel earlier this month.
- Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) is receiving treatment for clinical depression at Walter Reed Medical Center.
- The other two ailing senators have not been identified, but McConnell has conveyed to his leadership team that he is doing well and eager to get back to work.
Three senators remain away from the Capitol this week due to health issues, with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) being one of them. McConnell, 81, suffered a concussion and a minor rib fracture after falling at the Waldorf Astoria hotel during an event for the Senate Leadership Fund earlier this month.
According to Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), who spoke with McConnell by phone, the GOP leader is “doing better and he’s eager to come back.” Sen. John Thune (R-SD), the chamber’s minority whip, also spoke with McConnell for five minutes and said “he sounded like Mitch.”
Meanwhile, Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) is making progress in his treatment for clinical depression at Walter Reed Medical Center. A source familiar with the situation said Fetterman is staying in close contact with key members of his staff.
The other two ailing senators have not been identified, but it is unclear when any of the three will return to the Capitol. McConnell has conveyed to his leadership team that he is doing well and eager to get back to work.
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