Kentucky’s governor Andy Beshear yesterday called on ailing GOP senator Mitch McConnell to either “directly and verbally address the people of Kentucky” with “proof of your capacity to serve” in the Senate or to resign from Congress. McConnell, 84, continues to recover at home from a fall that left him hospitalized over a month ago. According to a statement from his office yesterday, McConnell said he’s “still working hard to get back to my full schedule of work in the Senate and in Kentucky.” A note from the attending physician said he had undergone “strenuous” physical therapy and rehabilitation, but added: “He is not yet medically cleared to leave the rehab facility and return to the office.” “It has now been 43 days since news of your hospitalization,” Beshear wrote in a letter addressed to McConnell and his staff. “During that time you have cast zero votes, engaged in no official activities, and aside from two photos and corresponding statements, have made no effort to communicate
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Kentucky’s governor Andy Beshear yesterday called on ailing GOP senator Mitch McConnell to either “directly and verbally address the people of Kentucky” with “proof of your capacity to serve” in the Senate or to resign from Congress....
According to a statement from his office yesterday, McConnell said he’s “still working hard to get back to my full schedule of work in the Senate and in Kentucky.” A note from the attending physician said he had undergone “strenuous” physical therapy and rehabilitation, but added: “He is not yet medically cleared to leave the rehab facility and return to...
- “During that time you have cast zero votes, engaged in no official activities, and aside from two photos and corresponding statements, have made no effort to communicate
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