McConnell jokes about his concussion upon return to Senate
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell returned to the Senate on Monday after a five-and-a-half-week absence as he recovered from a concussion.“Suffice it to say, this wasn’t the first time that being hardheaded has served me very well,” the 81-year-old Kentucky Republican joked about the head injury that led to his hospitalization and absence. and a minor rib fracture after a March 8 fall during a private dinner at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Washington, DC.
“There’s important business for Congress to tackle,” McConnell added in his speech Monday. “We should be working to undo this Administration’s mistakes. We need to secure the border, reduce crime, fight inflation, and invest in America’s strength and security.” “On an even more basic level, President Biden and his Administration are ‘on the clock’ to negotiate a debt ceiling solution with Speaker McCarthy and the Republican majority in the House,” McConnell said.
McConnell called on President Biden to negotiate with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on raising the debt ceiling.The end of the Easter recess also saw
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