NEW: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell 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 'the next few days.'
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Saturday he completed inpatient physical therapy after aIt's not yet clear when McConnell will resume in-person work at the Capitol, with an aide telling Axios he won't be back before the Senate breaks for a two-week recess on Friday.
The aide said the Republican leader will consult his physical therapists on a return date and declined to speculate when that might be.“I want to sincerely thank everyone for all the kind wishes. I’m happy to say I finished inpatient physical therapy earlier today and I’m glad to be home," McConnell said in a statement Saturday.
“I’m going to follow the advice of my physical therapists and spend the next few days working for Kentuckians and the Republican Conference from home," he said. "I’m in frequent touch with my Senate colleagues and my staff. I look forward to returning in person to the Senate soon.”
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