McConnell Set to End 3-Month Senate Absence for Farm Bill Vote
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Updated · POLITICO · Sep 14
McConnell Set to End 3-Month Senate Absence for Farm Bill Vote
3 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Sep 14
Summary
Wednesday’s Senate Agriculture Committee vote is expected to bring Mitch McConnell back to the Capitol after nearly three months away following hospitalization in June.
His vote is needed to move the GOP-written farm bill out of committee after the measure stalled earlier this summer during his absence.
McConnell’s office has not confirmed the return, referring inquiries to an August statement saying the 84-year-old was doing physical therapy from home during the recess.
The prolonged lack of public detail fueled online speculation and calls for more transparency, even after McConnell said in July that a fall led to hospitalization and pneumonia and that he intended to finish his term.