Key takeaways:
- Senators Mitch McConnell and John Fetterman are returning to the U.S. Capitol on Monday after medical absences.
- McConnell and Fetterman will be tackling important business, including the debt ceiling and executive branch nominations.
- Questions remain over the illness of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who was hospitalized with an undisclosed ailment last month.
Senators Mitch McConnell and John Fetterman are set to return to the U.S. Capitol on Monday after extended absences due to medical issues. McConnell, the Senate Republican leader, was absent for almost six weeks after a fall at a Washington-area hotel resulted in a concussion. Fetterman, a Pennsylvania Democrat, sought treatment for clinical depression.
McConnell, of Kentucky, said in a statement that he is ready to get back to work. “We’ve got important business to tackle and big fights to win for Kentuckians and the American people,” he said. Fetterman’s office also confirmed that he will be back in the Capitol.
The coming work period will shape the debate over the debt ceiling as House Republicans seek to craft a bill to avert economic calamity that can pass with their narrow majority. The Senate is also expected to vote on executive branch nominations and a fire safety bill.
Meanwhile, questions remain over the illness of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the 89-year-old California Democrat who revealed last month she was hospitalized with an undisclosed ailment. No further information has been released about her condition.
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