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The Republican senator said in a statement that he will “maintain an intensive regimen of physical therapy from home during the state work period.”
Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Thursday he has been discharged from a rehabilitation center where he has been recovering from a fall.
Nearly two months after Mitch McConnell was admitted into a hospital, the senator announced that he has been discharged from a rehab facility.
Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky was hospitalized on June 14.
It’s still not clear if or when he’s coming back to work.
Sen. Mitch McConnell said on Thursday that he has been discharged from the rehabilitation center where he had been recovering after a fall and will continue to recover at home.
Senator Mitch McConnell, 84, has returned home since he was hospitalized after a bad fall over 50 days ago.
“On the advice of my doctors, I’ll maintain an intensive regimen of physical therapy from home during the state work period,” McConnell said.
Sen. Mitch McConnell released an update on his health nearly two months after he was rushed to the hospital, saying he'd continue to recover at home.
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The Kentucky Republican was hospitalized in June, prompting conspiracy theories and political wrangling in Congress as little information emerged about his health
"On the advice of my doctors, I'll maintain an intensive regimen of physical therapy from home during the state work period," the 84-year-old McConnell said.
The 84-year-old Republican lawmaker, who has been out of public view for weeks after a fall, says he will continue his recovery at home.
He says he’s been discharged from the rehab hospital, but it’s still unclear when he might return to Capitol Hill.
Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky says he’s been discharged from a rehabilitation center and will continue his recovery from home.
Republican senator has not been seen in public since mid-June, sparking criticism of transparency over his condition.
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