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Sen. Mitch McConnell hospitalized, spokesperson says


KEENAN’S LAW IS WAITING TO BE HEARD IN COMMITTEE. AND THIS JUST IN IN THE WLKY NEWSROOM, U.S. SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL HAS BEEN RELEASED FROM A WASHINGTON, D.C., HOSPITAL. MORE THAN A WEEK AFTER HE WAS ADMITTED. THE 83 YEAR-OLD WAS BEING TREATED FOR FLU LIKE SYMPTOMS. A SPOKESPERSON TELLS US HE’S FEELING BETTER NOW, BUT WILL FOLLOW A DOCTOR’S INSTRUCTIONS TO WORK FROM HOME THIS WEEK. MCCONNELL IS SERVING HIS SEVENTH TERM IN CONGRESS. HE DECID

Sen. Mitch McConnell hospitalized and ‘receiving wonderful care,’ spokesperson says

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Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell, the previous GOP chief, was hospitalized Sunday morning, in keeping with a press release from his workplace.Video above: McConnell discharged from hospital in February after 8-day keep for ‘flu-like signs'”Senator McConnell was admitted to the hospital this morning. He’s receiving wonderful care,” mentioned Stephanie Penn, a spokesperson for McConnell’s workplace.No extra particulars about McConnell’s situation, the explanation for his hospitalization or what hospital he was admitted to had been launched.McConnell, 84, has confronted a sequence of well being points lately. In March 2023, he suffered a concussion and damaged ribs after a fall. Months later, he froze mid-sentence throughout a information convention that July.McConnell has represented Kentucky within the U.S. Senate since 1985 and beforehand served because the Senate Majority Chief from 2015 to 2021.

Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell, the previous GOP chief, was hospitalized Sunday morning, in keeping with a press release from his workplace.

Video above: McConnell discharged from hospital in February after 8-day keep for ‘flu-like signs’

“Senator McConnell was admitted to the hospital this morning. He’s receiving wonderful care,” mentioned Stephanie Penn, a spokesperson for McConnell’s workplace.

No extra particulars about McConnell’s situation, the explanation for his hospitalization or what hospital he was admitted to had been launched.

McConnell, 84, has confronted a sequence of well being points lately. In March 2023, he suffered a concussion and damaged ribs after a fall. Months later, he froze mid-sentence throughout a information convention that July.

McConnell has represented Kentucky within the U.S. Senate since 1985 and beforehand served because the Senate Majority Chief from 2015 to 2021.

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