{"id":2823,"date":"2026-06-15T23:07:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T23:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=2823"},"modified":"2026-06-15T23:07:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T23:07:55","slug":"mitch-mcconnell-wants-to-be-back-on-capitol-hill-after-hospitalization-gop-leader-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=2823","title":{"rendered":"Mitch McConnell \u2018wants to be back\u2019 on Capitol Hill after hospitalization, GOP leader says"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<button><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n<span><svg>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Summary<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<span><svg><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span><svg><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/button><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Top Senate Republicans say Mitch McConnell is eager to return to Capitol Hill soon after he was hospitalized over the weekend.<\/li>\n<li>McConnell, who is 84, has faced multiple health issues in recent years. His office has not said why he was hospitalized after being admitted Sunday morning.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<span>AI-generated summary was reviewed by a CNN editor.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            Sen. Mitch McConnell \u201cwants to be back\u201d on Capitol Hill after he was hospitalized over the weekend, Senate GOP leader John Thune told CNN on Monday.\n    <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=2821\">Trump promises a better Iran deal than Obama\u2019s. Here\u2019s what we know<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            Thune said that McConnell \u201csounded good. He wants to be back, but I\u2019ll defer to his staff on when.\u201d He added, \u201cHe\u2019s clearly dialed into what\u2019s going on. He\u2019s following the stuff we\u2019re doing this week.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            McConnell, 84, was admitted to a hospital Sunday morning. A statement from a spokesperson for the Kentucky Republican did not address the cause of the hospitalization or his condition. The spokesperson said that McConnell was receiving \u201cexcellent care.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming, the No. 2 Senate Republican, told CNN that he spoke Monday with McConnell, who he said was \u201cgood,\u201d and \u201clooking forward to getting back.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cHe said he wants to get back this week,\u201d Barrasso said. \u201cWe\u2019ll see, time will tell, but he\u2019s hoping to be back this week.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=2819\">GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan\u2019s same-name challenger is ineligible for ballot, official rules<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            Asked what caused his sickness or injury, Barrasso did not say. But he said that \u201che was engaged on what we\u2019re doing on the floor, asked about what\u2019s happening the rest of the week and asked about timing of votes.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            McConnell, 84, has faced a series of health issues in recent years. In March 2023, he suffered a concussion and broken ribs after a fall. Months later, he froze midsentence during a news conference. CNN later reported he had suffered two other falls earlier that year.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Sen. John Kennedy said he texted McConnell last night and hasn\u2019t heard back, but called him \u201ctough as a bald owl\u201d and predicted he\u2019ll recover.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Sen. Susan Collins told CNN she hasn\u2019t spoken with McConnell since his hospitalization but said \u201coh definitely\u201d when asked if she expects him to be back.\n    <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=2818\">\u2018Trump has surrendered to Iran\u2019: Some prominent GOP hawks fear Trump just caved<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>CNN\u2019s Alison Main, Ellis Kim and Morgan Rimmer contributed. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. 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