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WATCH: McConnell returns to the Senate for the first time since his June hospitalization

WATCH: McConnell returns to the Senate for the first time since his June hospitalization

Also reported by The Hill

Summary

Senator Mitch McConnell returned to the Senate on Monday after being hospitalized in June due to a fall and mild pneumonia. This was his first time back in the Senate since the incident.

Key Facts

  • Mitch McConnell is a Republican senator from Kentucky.
  • He was hospitalized after a fall at his home on June 14.
  • McConnell was treated for mild pneumonia during his hospital stay.
  • He was briefly unconscious after the fall.
  • McConnell was absent from the Senate for about three months.
  • His long absence led to criticism and online guessing about his health.
  • He returned to the Senate to cast his first vote since June.
  • McConnell is 84 years old.
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