WASHINGTON, June 15 (DC Times Online) — Sen. Mitch McConnell was admitted to a hospital in Washington, D.C., on the morning of June 14, his office said, marking the second hospitalization this year for the Kentucky senator.
McConnell spokesperson David Popp said the 84-year-old senator was “receiving excellent care.” Popp did not disclose the reason for the hospitalization, and McConnell’s office did not identify the hospital.
In a June 16 statement cited by CBS News, Popp said McConnell was “fully engaged with staff on Senate business and Kentucky matters.”
McConnell was hospitalized earlier this year after what his office described as “flu-like symptoms.” Popp said at the time that McConnell checked himself into a local hospital for evaluation on the night of Feb. 2.
He was discharged on Feb. 10 after eight days in the hospital, according to Popp. After his release, Popp said McConnell was feeling better and would work from home for the rest of that week on doctors’ advice.
