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McConnell Returning Monday After Five Weeks Absence

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., alongside other senate Republicans, speaks to members of the media on Capitol Hill in Washington.
  • Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) on Thursday announced he would return to the Capitol on Monday for the first time in more than five weeks after suffering a concussion at a private dinner in early March.
  • McConnell tweeted that he would be in the Capitol when the Senate returns from the two-week April recess.
  • “I am looking forward to returning to the Senate on Monday. We’ve got important business to tackle and big fights to win for Kentuckians and the American people,” he tweeted.
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