McConnell casts first Senate vote since June fall
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) cast his first Senate vote since a June fall, releasing a Monday evening statement promising to “do my best to be present for tough votes when our Conference needs me.”
TL;DR
- Senator Mitch McConnell cast his first Senate vote since a fall in June.
- He released a statement promising to be present for important votes.
- McConnell spent the August recess recovering in Kentucky after falling and contracting pneumonia.
- He acknowledged the recovery was "long and often frustrating" due to lingering effects of childhood polio.
- McConnell stated he is not yet "quite back to 100%" but is ready to "get back to work."