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US Sen. Mitch McConnell says fall led to hospitalization, breaking weeks of silence

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Lawmaker says he didn't break any bones, was also treated for mild pneumonia; coupled with Graham's death, GOP senator's absence temporarily lowers party's majority in chamber by 2 The post US Sen. Mitch McConnell says fall led to hospitalization, breaking weeks of silence appeared first on The Times of Israel. The veteran Republican says he will not return to work "quite yet", in his first statement following weeks of speculation about his health.

Senator Mitch McConnell on Sunday revealed for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalisation, breaking the silence about his condition after weeks of mounting speculation about the Kentucky Republican’s health. McConnell, 84, said in a statement that he was “briefly unconscious” around the time he was first taken to the hospital and has undergone a battery of tests to try and determine wh… Senator says in statement he has undergone battery of tests after weeks of mounting speculation about his healthThe US senator Mitch McConnell on Sunday revealed for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking the silence about the Kentucky Republican’s condition after weeks of mounting speculation about his health.McConnell, 84, said in a statement that he has undergone a bat…

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