US Senator Mitch McConnell says absence due to fall and pneumonia
The veteran Republican says he will not return to work "quite yet", in his first statement following weeks of speculation about his health.
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"As much as it frustrates me, this process takes time. And on the advice of my doctors, I won't be able to return to the Senate floor to vote quite yet."
— Mitch McConnell , Politician
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The veteran Republican says he will not return to work "quite yet", in his first statement following weeks of speculation about his health.
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