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Gov. Andy Beshear (D-KY) on Wednesday sent a letter to Sen. Mitch Mc Connell (R-KY) requesting the hospitalized lawmaker provide an update on his health following weeks of speculation with little information released by his office. Mc Connell, 84, was first hospitalized June 14 and has since remain...
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Philadelphia Inquirer · Center-left · News report
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Gov. Andy Beshear (D-KY) on Wednesday sent a letter to Sen. Mitch Mc Connell (R-KY) requesting the hospitalized lawmaker provide an update on his health following weeks of speculation with...
Kentucky's governor has written an open letter to Mitch Mc Connell asking the Republican senator to disclose more about his condition
Mc Connell’s health has been under scrutiny for weeks after he was hospitalized on the morning of June 14.
It's been more than three weeks since Sen. Mitch Mc Connell was admitted to the hospital. While questions about his health remain unanswered, the senator's wife released a statement.
It's been more than three weeks since Sen. Mitch Mc Connell was admitted to the hospital. While questions about his health remain unanswered, the senator's wife released a statement.
It's been more than three weeks since Sen. Mitch Mc Connell was admitted to the hospital. While questions about his health remain unanswered, the senator's wife released a statement.
"Allowing speculation to continue in the media is not fair to the Senator or to Kentuckians," the governor said.
"Allowing speculation to continue in the media is not fair to the Senator or to Kentuckians," the governor said.
"Allowing speculation to continue in the media is not fair to the Senator or to Kentuckians," the governor said.
"Allowing speculation to continue in the media is not fair to the Senator or to Kentuckians," the governor said.
'As public officeholders, we have a commitment to our constituents to do our best to represent them and to always be transparent'
The letter from Democrat Andy Beshear comes amid rampant online speculation.
Mc Connell, the former longtime Senate leader who declined to seek an eighth term following a series of health scares, was admitted to a hospital on June 14.
According to sources for The Hill, Sen. Mitch Mc Connell (R-Kentucky) — who has been hospitalized since June 14 — had "lengthy conversations" with Senate Republican Whip John Barrasso (R-Wy...
'I request that you fully update Kentuckians'
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear formally requested an update from Sen. Mitch Mc Connell amid a weekslong hospitalization that has prompted growing speculation about his health.
Few details have been released since Sen. Mitch Mc Connell, R-Kentucky, was first hospitalized in mid-June. His wife has now issued her first public statement.
Republican lawmakers and allies said they spoke to Senator Mitch Mc Connell this week, after he was hospitalized last month
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) sent a letter to Sen. Mitch Mc Connell (R-Ky.)’s office on Wednesday, asking for a health update on the senator after he was admitted to the hospital on June...
Kentucky's governor is pressing for answers about Sen. Mitch Mc Connell's health.
Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/Getty The governor of Kentucky has been left in the dark about Mitch Mc Connell’s health as his state’s senior senator has been hosp...
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