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Republican U.S. Senator McConnell says he has been released from rehab center
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Thu, August 6, 2026 at 2:08 PM CDT
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U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) sits with his wife, former United States secretary of labor Elaine Chao, while holding what appears to be the July 12 sports section of the Washington Post in a photograph released by his office in Washington, D.C., U.S. July 12, 2026. Office of Senator Mitch McConnell/Handout via REUTERS
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense Chair Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S, May 19, 2026. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) sits with his wife in photo released July 12
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U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) sits with his wife, former United States secretary of labor Elaine Chao, while holding what appears to be the July 12 sports section of the Washington Post in a photograph released by his office in Washington, D.C., U.S. July 12, 2026. Office of Senator Mitch McConnell/Handout via REUTERS
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WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Longtime Republican U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell said he was released from a rehabilitation center on Thursday and would continue his recovery from a fall and from pneumonia at home.
"On the advice of my doctors, I'll maintain an intensive regimen of physical therapy from home during the state work period, and I'll continue to engage with my staff and colleagues on important Senate business," he said in a statement.
The 84-year-old Kentucky Republican and former Senate majority leader has been out of public view since mid-June, when he was taken from his home to a hospital in the Washington area for reasons that were not disclosed until July 12.
At that time, McConnell said he suffered a fall in mid-June that left him briefly unconscious. While hospitalized, he developed pneumonia and was treated with antibiotics, according to a separate statement that McConnell's office attributed to the attending physician.
McConnell, who now chairs the Senate Rules Committee, said he had been working with his legislative staff on current issues and keeping in touch with Senate colleagues.
(Reporting by Ryan Patrick Jones and Doina Chiacu; Editing by David Ljunggren)
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