When the Senate reconvened on Monday, Sept. 14, Sen. Mitch McConnell was present to cast his first vote in three months.
The 84-year-old senator, who disappeared from the public eye after being hospitalized for a fall in June, returned this week and was wheeled out on the Senate floor in a wheelchair.
He announced his return in a statement released on Monday.
“Today, I’ll cast my first Senate vote since I took a bad fall back in June. I’m really looking forward to being back on the Senate floor and seeing my colleagues,” he said.
“My recovery has been a long and often frustrating process, and the lingering effects of childhood polio haven’t made it any easier. I’m still not quite back to 100%, but I’ve assured Leader Thune that, as I continue with physical therapy on the advice of my doctors, I will do my best to be present for tough votes when our Conference needs me,” McConnell said.
