Mitch McConnell ‘wants to be back’ on Capitol Hill after hospitalization, GOP leader says | CNN Politics

Sen. Mitch McConnell has spoken to GOP leaders and informed them he wants to return to the chamber as soon as this week after the 84-year-old Kentuckian was admitted to the hospital this weekend for an undisclosed medical reason. The former GOP leader’s office has refused to say what caused McConnell to be hospitalized or provide any details about his condition. But on Monday evening, he spoke to Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Senate GOP Whip John Barrasso and checked in about the floor schedule, though the leaders also declined to comment about details about the hospitalization. Thune told CNN on Monday that when he spoke to McConnell he “sounded good. “He wants to be back, but I’ll defer to his staff on when,” he said. “He’s clearly dialed into what’s going on. He’s following the stuff we’re doing this week.” McConnell 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 “excellent care.” Barrasso, the No. 2 Senate Republican, told CNN that he spoke Monday with McConnell, who he sai

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