McConnell’s health issues worry Democrats
The Senate Minority Leader’s Address of the Kentucky Epicenter, Sen. John Kennedy, and the Key to a Successful Retaking the Senate
The Senate prepares for a busy month of negotiations on federal spending, and Senate Minority Leader McConnell has tried to answer questions about his health and political future.
The letter was released by McConnell’s office. Monahan said his examination of McConnell after the Kentucky incident included several medical evaluation and consultations with several neurologists for a comprehensive assessment.
Republicans have grown frustrated by the focus, particularly with the impending government funding funding deadline. Senate appropriators are getting ready to hold votes on three of the 12 bipartisan spending bills that were already approved in committee. This is the first time in five years that the committee approved the full slate of regular funding bills and many in the Senate would prefer to focus on that.
He said he’s been given a clean bill of health after having the tests, Senator John Kennedy said. “He indicated he’s had two of these episodes and both of them happened to be during press conferences.”
Missori Sen. Josh Hawley, was one of 11 Republicans who voted against McConnell serving another term as Senate GOP leader in November. During the August recess, people asked about McConnell’s health, he told reporters.
“We’ve got a chance to take back the Senate,” Hawley said. “I just I hope that we’ll be able to be laser focused, that the Senate at least will be laser focused on on retaking the Senate.”
McConnell’s allies moved to blunt that criticism with new fundraising data. Two outside groups with deep connections to McConnell, Senate Leadership Fund and One Nation, announced Wednesday that they had raised nearly $50 million last month. Senate campaigns will be spent on that money.
Senator Kevin Cramer, a Republican from North Dakota, said that Senate Democrats know Mr. McConnell is the devil. “And there is no one more shrewd.”
Mr. Biden, who has a track record of negotiating with Mr. McConnell, was among the first to reach out to the Republican leader last week after the episode in Kentucky and later offered public assurances about his condition. Even though Mr. McConnell might hold on to his cards until the last possible moment, he is seen by the Biden White House as the key to averting a crisis.
The No.2 Democrat in the Senate says that Mr. McConnell speaks for the Republicans on most important issues, despite being concerned about the extremes in the House. He could play an important role in helping to find a bipartisan solution to our challenges.
US Senator Mike McConnell, who underwent surgery last week, said that he has been given a “clean bill of health” after having the tests. “I don’t think I’m going to have to go back to work,” he added. The 67-year-old, who is the Senate minority leader, had undergone surgery last week to remove a blood clot from his lungs.