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.
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.
“I’m going to follow the advice of my physical therapists and spend the next few days working for Kentuckians and the Republican Conference from home,” he added.
“I’m in frequent touch with my Senate colleagues and my staff. I look forward to returning in person to the Senate soon.”
The senator recently became the Senate’s longest-serving GOP leader and this was not the first time he has been injured in a fall. In 2019, he fractured his shoulder after falling on the outdoor patio of his Louisville, Kentucky, residence.
Several other senators have also struggled with health issues. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), age 89, was discharged from the hospital on March 7 after treatment for shingles.
She tweeted, “I continue to receive treatment and look forward to returning to the Senate as soon as feasible.”
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.), 53, left hospital on March 31 after getting treatment for clinical depression at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
