Republican McConnell was discharged from a rehabilitation center
84-year-old Republican Senator Mitch McConnell has been discharged from the rehabilitation center where he had been staying following a fall and hospitalization in June. The senator will continue his recovery at home under medical supervision.
The U.S. senator has indicated that he does not plan to return to work in the Senate in the near future. The U.S. Senate will soon go on recess, which will last until September 14.
“On the advice of my doctors, I will follow an intensive physical therapy regimen at home during the state’s legislative session, and I will continue to work with my staff and colleagues on important Senate matters,” McConnell wrote on Facebook.
At the same time, the senator will continue to work with his staff and colleagues on important Senate matters.
McConnell has been absent from the Senate since June 14, when he was hospitalized after falling and losing consciousness at his home.
In July, the senator announced that he had been transferred to a rehabilitation center, but did not specify a possible timeline for his return to Congress at that time.
Amid his prolonged absence, various speculations about McConnell’s health began to circulate. Some Democrats called on the politician to “provide evidence of his ability to perform his duties or resign,” according to the Washington Post.
The senator’s prolonged absence has already affected the work of Congress.
In particular, on August 6, a Senate committee was unable to advance an agriculture bill due to the absence of McConnell and Senator Tommy Tuberville, a Republican from Alabama.
According to the Washington Post, the bill could have been passed if both senators had participated in the vote.
On July 12, amid speculation about his health, the senator posted a photo of himself from his hospital bed.
In the photo, McConnell was smiling and holding a copy of a newspaper. His wife was standing next to him.
The senator will now continue his recovery at home and undergo intensive physical therapy, while the question of his return to the Senate remains open.
McConnell announced this on Facebook on August 6.
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