Sen. Mitch McConnell released from rehabilitation center, continues recovery at home
McConnell will keep up intensive physical therapy at home and remain engaged in Senate business after a fall and a bout of pneumonia.
- Senator Mitch McConnell was released from a rehabilitation center and will continue his recovery at home with intensive physical therapy following hospitalization that began on June 14 due to a fall that caused brief unconsciousness and pneumonia during rehabilitation.
- McConnell has not made a public appearance since June and plans to maintain communication with Senate staff and colleagues while recovering at home.
- Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear urged McConnell to prove his fitness to serve or resign amid concerns over his extended absence and health issues.
- No specific return date to the Senate has been announced following McConnell's absence, which has impacted Senate proceedings.
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McConnell announces discharge from rehabilitation center
The Kentucky Republican has been absent from Congress for nearly two months after a health episode. He said he would continue recovering from home. The post McConnell announces discharge from rehabilitation center appeared first on Boston.com.
The 84-year-old Kentucky politician had been hospitalized since mid-June.
Senator Mitch McConnell said Thursday that he was discharged from the rehabilitation center where he had been recovering after a fall and will continue his recovery at home.
McConnell announces discharge from rehabilitation center | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
WASHINGTON >> Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said today that he had been discharged from a rehabilitation facility after a nearly eight-week medical absence, announcing in a statement that he would continue recovering at home as the Senate takes its scheduled August recess.
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