Senate Republican Leader McConnell to Return to Capitol After 5-Week Absence

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced on April 13 that he will return to the Capitol on April 17 after suffering a concussion at a private dinner in early March.
McConnell said in a social media post that he would be present when the Senate returned from its two-week April recess.
“I am looking forward to returning to the Senate on Monday. We’ve got important business to tackle and big fights to win for Kentuckians and the American people,” he said.
On March 8, 81-year-old McConnell tripped and fell at a private dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in downtown Washington, sustaining a concussion. He was transported by ambulance to an undisclosed hospital, where he rested and was observed for several days….}

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