Sen. Rand Paul Saves Choking Colleague During GOP Senate Luncheon

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) speaks during a hearing with the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 3, 2021. Anna Moneymaker/Pool/Getty Images

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) successfully saved Senate colleague Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) on Thursday afternoon after she began choking on a piece of food.

Ms. Ernst was chowing down at a Republican Senate lunch on Thursday when part of her meal caught her off guard. Mr. Paul, who is a doctor, noticed his colleague choking and administered the Heimlich maneuver to dislodge the piece of food and end her choking fit.