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Punchbowl’s senior congressional reporter Andrew Desiderio noted on Monday that reporters “were barred from recording video” of Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) as he passed through the U.S. Capitol following a three-month absence.
“Today, I’ll cast my first Senate vote since I took a bad fall back in June. I look forward to being back on the Senate floor and seeing my colleagues,” wrote McConnell in a statement on X before heading over to the Senate, he added:
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.
“Some more photos of McConnell as he returned to the Senate for the first time in three months following a fall at his D.C. home,” wrote Desiderio on X, adding, “Reporters were barred from recording video.”
CNN’s chief congressional correspondent Manu Raju added, “Mitch McConnell, appearing frailer and his voice slower, tells reporters: ‘I must admit, after two years, two decades, actually dodging your questions, I wasn’t sure how many of you would be here today, but I’m glad to see you.’”
Raju, who also only shared photos, added that McConnell said, “Time to get back to work, finish the job for this Congress. I’m here to work on the farm bill… As I think you know, I have an ongoing issue in NATO and backing up our good friends who are totally in the fight against the Russians.”
“He didn’t answer any questions,” Raju concluded.
Cameras on the Senate floor did capture footage of McConnell speaking with his colleagues as he remained in the wheelchair.
McConnell’s prolonged absence from the Senate has sparked fury on both sides of the aisle and reignited the debate about term limits and America’s aging political leadership.
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