Nearly two weeks after a fall that left him with a concussion and a broken rib, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) spoke on the phone with at least three of his Republican colleagues on Tuesday, expressing a desire to get back to the Capitol.
McConnell had also not spoken directly with President Biden and Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer , who both called shortly after the accident.“He sounded like Mitch,” Thune said. “Talked about what’s happening on the floor, all the great messages he’d gotten from colleagues while he’s [been recovering].”“He sounded very sharp,” Cornyn said. “I think just frustrated, as you might imagine, having to go through all this.
“I told him not to be in a big hurry, because we’re not doing anything here,” said Cornyn, who added that McConnell didn’t provide a timetable for his return.McConnell, who recently became the longest-serving Senate leader, has not been directly leading his deputies from afar. But his staff and other members of the leadership team have been “stepping up” in his absence, Thune said.
Republican senators downplayed his absence’s effect on the workings of the Senate. Sen. Charles E. Grassley said he had noticed no change in how Senate Republicans operate while McConnell had been absent.The Senate has been plagued by absences in general in recent months, with Sen. John Fetterman receiving inpatient treatment for depression and Sen. Dianne Feinstein , 89, still recovering from a bout of shingles. Other members have missed votes for family emergencies.
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