{"id":3003,"date":"2026-07-10T20:08:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T20:08:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3003"},"modified":"2026-07-10T20:08:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T20:08:23","slug":"the-senate-reconvenes-monday-will-kentuckys-mitch-mcconnell-be-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3003","title":{"rendered":"The Senate reconvenes Monday. Will Kentucky\u2019s Mitch McConnell be there?"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>As the Senate plans to reconvene Monday in Washington, D.C., whether Sen. Mitch McConnell will attend is still unknown after nearly a month of hospitalization.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3001\">National casual dining chain closes its West Columbia location<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>McConnell, 84, was hospitalized June 14, but his team did not give details about his condition at the time, only saying he was receiving \u201cexcellent care.\u201d Throughout his hospitalization, the public has received few details surrounding his health condition.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>After weeks of quiet, his office confirmed July 2 that he was still recovering in the hospital. A spokesperson at the time said McConnell was continuing to improve and \u201cis working closely with his staff on Kentucky and Senate matters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>McConnell\u2019s office did not respond to questions Friday on whether he would be return to the Senate Monday.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>According to a Friday CNN report, emergency responders took McConnell to an ambulance on a stretcher after being called to his Washington, D.C., home for an unconscious person last month. A video taken by a neighbor of McConnell shows emergency responders bringing someone on a stretcher to an ambulance, but the person\u2019s face is not visible.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The neighbor said they learned from another eyewitness who saw that the person\u2019s face was McConnell\u2019s, and he was not wearing an oxygen mask.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>McConnell\u2019s team also did not comment on CNN\u2019s report.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>As minimal updates are shared on McConnell\u2019s health, Democrats and Republicans both have sought more transparency, with some asking if he\u2019s still fit to serve in office.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman told WNKY Television Friday she wishes his family the best, and \u201cthe sooner they release his status, probably the better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I also want folks to make sure they give a little grace here because being an elected official is a very public job, and we all recognize that,\u201d Coleman said \u201cBut also, this is a very serious situation with some serious health issues, so I do think we need some more information so we all kinda know where we are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, Gov. Andy Beshear sent a letter to McConnell asking him to share more information on his health, writing that he and McConnell have \u201cmade a commitment to do our best to represent them and always be transparent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Some Republicans are echoing similar remarks. Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, suggested in a social media post July 9 that McConnell may need to step down.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf McConnell is in as bad a shape as Biden ever was \u2014 or worse \u2014 he needs to step aside,\u201d Mace said in a <u>July 9 post on X<\/u>. \u201cThis charade can\u2019t continue. We can\u2019t demand of others what we won\u2019t demand of ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>In an interview with News Nation Thursday morning, Rep. Marlin Stutzman, an Indiana Republican, said he doesn\u2019t know about McConnell\u2019s status.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=2999\">SC man inspired by Bible verse to torch Georgia church sentenced to prison<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a Republican, I think we need to hold our own party accountable, so the fact that we haven\u2019t heard anything really from Sen. McConnell is very discouraging and concerning,\u201d Stutzman said. \u201cThe things that I\u2019ve heard and seen from some friends are that he\u2019s obviously not doing well, but I don\u2019t know if he\u2019s alive or has passed away.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Despite questions from Stutzman and others, as well as unconfirmed rumors online about McConnell\u2019s status, some Republicans say they have spoken to McConnell and addressed widespread rumors about his health.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Scott Jennings, a former McConnell adviser and conservative political commentator on CNN, said in a Tuesday social media post he spoke with McConnell around the phone for around 20 minutes on a variety of topics. Later on CNN, he denied some speculation circulating social media surrounding McConnell\u2019s health.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve seen rumors about him being dead, or brain-dead, or his body is being hidden somewhere,\u201d Jennings said. \u201cI\u2019ve seen all kinds of crazy things on the internet that\u2019s obviously not true because he picked up the phone and called me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Rep. Brett Guthrie, who represents Kentucky\u2019s 2nd Congressional District, said that he has texted with McConnell but hasn\u2019t spoken with him directly.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know much more than what the public knows,\u201d Guthrie said. \u201cI know there were some rumors that came out \u2026 And I think those rumors were obviously false.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Republican Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman told WHAS11 News Thursday he\u2019s been in touch with McConnell.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a modicum of privacy, most certainly that he deserves. Maybe this hits me uniquely close to home. I was privileged to serve as his legal counsel,\u201d Russell Coleman said. \u201cThere is a point where those that you elect to these offices have a modicum of privacy, and I\u2019m not going to expand on where that line is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Majority Leader John Thune and Senate Whip John Barrasso, both Republicans, have spoken to McConnell on the phone this week, according to their spokespersons.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Others are being kept in the dark though, including Sen. 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