Senate GOP Leaders Confirm Phone Calls with Mitch McConnell Amid Hospitalization
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Senate Republican leaders said they spoke with Sen. Mitch McConnell by phone this week while he remains hospitalized, and described him as engaged and eager to return to the chamber.
Senate Republican leaders said they spoke with Sen. Mitch McConnell by phone this week while the 84-year-old Kentucky senator continues a hospital stay that began on June 14. A spokesperson for Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thune and McConnell had a "lengthy and substantive conversation" on Monday that included national-security issues. Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming also spoke with McConnell on Tuesday for about 20 minutes, and a Barrasso spokesperson said the senator was "fully engaged and is eager to get back to the Senate."
McConnell’s office has not disclosed the reason for his admission. An emergency-medical dispatch call from June 14 recorded a cardiac-arrest response and CPR at a residence, but the call did not name the patient, and the senator’s staff has not confirmed whether the call pertained to him. The senator’s office issued a statement on July 2 saying he remains hospitalized, is improving, and continues to work with staff on Kentucky and Senate matters while the chamber is out of session.