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McConnell returns to Capitol for first vote in three months after fall
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Senator Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) voted at the Capitol on Monday for the first time in three months, following a fall that raised concerns about his health and whether he would return to work. He arrived in a wheelchair flanked by his chief of staff and a longtime aide, addressing the press in brief remarks outside the Senate chamber that Senate officials did not allow to be videotaped. McConnell joked to reporters, 'I must admit, after two years of—decades actually—of dodging your questions, I wasn’t sure how many of you would be here today.' His speech was not clearly enunciated and at times difficult to understand. McConnell gave a thumbs-up during the first vote, a procedural measure on confirming a federal judge. The event marks his return to legislative duties after a health scare.
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WASHINGTON — Senator Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) voted at the Capitol on Monday for the first time in three months, following a fall that raised concerns about his health and whether he would return to work.
McConnell arrived in a wheelchair, flanked by his chief of staff and a longtime aide. He addressed the press in brief remarks outside the Senate chamber, though Senate officials did not allow the exchange to be videotaped.
“I must admit, after two years of—decades actually—of dodging your questions, I wasn’t sure how many of you would be here today,” McConnell joked to reporters. His speech was not clearly enunciated and at times difficult to understand.
During the first vote—a procedural measure on confirming a federal judge—McConnell gave a thumbs-up.
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McConnell returns to Senate in wheelchair after three-month absence due to fall and pneumonia