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After three months out of the public eye, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) returned to Capitol Hill Monday. MS NOW's Mychael Schnell recaps McConnell's first appearance since June 14, when his office says he was hospitalized after a fall. His absence fueled speculation surrounding ability to serve, along with calls for greater transparency about his health.
All eyes will be searching for Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) when the Senate gavels in later today. The Kentucky Senator has been absent for 92 days after being hospitalized in June. Puck Capitol Hill Correspondent Marianna Sotomayor joins Alicia Menendez to share more details.
‘No additional guidance or announcements’
“I’ll say it,” began Joe Concha before calling out the former Senate majority leader as his monthslong absence from the chamber marches on.
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It has been two months since 84-year-old Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell has been in public. The Weeknight hosts ask what many are wondering: Where is Mitch McConnell?
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McConnell has not been seen publicly or on video in weeks, though many lawmakers have claimed to have had phone conversations with him.
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The prolonged absences of Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-N.J.) and Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) have inspired a bill that would force members of Congress to offer up more information when they go AWOL, Axios has learned. Why it matters: The back-to-back disappearances have sparked an intense national debate over the degree to which federal lawmakers are obligated to be transparent with the public about their health. - After missing nearly four months of House votes for an unexplained health reason, Kean revealed last month that he was hospitalized for depression. - McConnell broke his silence Sunday about a weeks-long hospitalization that led to rampant speculation about his health, revealing he was admitted after a fall and developed "a mild…
The rules are clear: senators must disclose to the Senate reasons for an extended absence. Has Mitch McConnell done that? Is he even alive?
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With deadline looming for the fiscal 2027 budget, McConnell is unlikely to return to the Capitol next week, sources say.
Lawmakers’ extended and sometimes unexplained absences from Washington are raising questions about how much transparency elected officials owe the public about their health. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has been in the hospital for more than three weeks, with aides providing few details about the reason even as 911 dispatch audio revealed paramedics had responded to [...]