{"id":173017,"date":"2023-03-25T22:53:01","date_gmt":"2023-03-25T22:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=173017"},"modified":"2023-03-25T22:53:01","modified_gmt":"2023-03-25T22:53:01","slug":"mcconnell-completes-physical-therapy-will-work-from-home-for-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/politics\/mcconnell-completes-physical-therapy-will-work-from-home-for-next-week\/","title":{"rendered":"McConnell completes physical therapy, will work from home for next week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/images.axios.com\/BFehPK6WKsXQ3RraAdZv3HeMdrg=\/0x286:8078x4830\/1920x1080\/2023\/03\/25\/1679779975406.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Photo: Drew Angerer\/Getty Images.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Saturday he completed inpatient physical therapy after a fall at a fundraising dinner earlier this month and will work from his D.C. home for &quot;the next few days.&quot; <\/p>\n<p><strong>The big picture: <\/strong>It&#x27;s not yet clear when McConnell will resume in-person work at the Capitol, with an aide telling Axios he won&#x27;t be back before the Senate breaks for a two-week recess on Friday. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The aide said the Republican leader will consult his physical therapists on a return date and declined to speculate when that might be.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What they&#x27;re saying: <\/strong>\u201cI want to sincerely thank everyone for all the kind wishes. I\u2019m happy to say I finished inpatient physical therapy earlier today and I\u2019m glad to be home,&quot; McConnell said in a statement Saturday.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cI\u2019m going to follow the advice of my physical therapists and spend the next few days working for Kentuckians and the Republican Conference from home,&quot; he said. &quot;I\u2019m in frequent touch with my Senate colleagues and my staff. I look forward to returning in person to the Senate soon.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The backdrop: <\/strong>McConnell fell during a Senate Leadership Fund dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington, D.C. on March 8. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>He was later treated for a concussion and a minor rib fracture, according to his staff.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Following his release from the hospital last Monday, he was sent to a separate inpatient facility for physical therapy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Of note: <\/strong>It&#x27;s the first direct statement put out by McConnell himself \u2013\u00a0rather than his staff \u2013 since his fall.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What they&#x27;re saying: <\/strong>GOP senators told Axios this week that a handful of them have had phone calls or texted with the Republican leader.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>They said he was keeping close tabs on his colleagues and expressing a strong desire to return to the Senate as soon as possible.<\/li>\n<li>Some also said they had concerns about the ripple effects of a prolonged absence from the Senate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/03\/25\/mitch-mcconnell-senate-return-fall-therapy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. 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