Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is continuing to recover and will not vote this week, spokesman David Popp noted. McConnell was hospitalized earlier this month, though the reason has not been disclosed.
McConnell’s Health Issues
McConnell, the longest-serving Senate party leader in U.S. history, was previously hospitalized for eight days earlier this year after experiencing ‘flu-like symptoms.’ The long-serving lawmaker has been in office since early 1985 and has dealt with a series of health episodes in recent years.
McConnell is 84 years old and announced last year that he would not run for an eighth Senate term. U.S. Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., is the Republican candidate running in the Kentucky U.S. Senate general election contest this year, and former Kentucky state Rep. Charles Booker is the Democratic candidate.
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