Mitch McConnell's Appearance Has Dramatically Changed in One Year
Politics,Mitch McConnell,US Senate,US Congress,Republican Party
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Concerns have been being raised about the apparent weight loss of Mitch McConnell after the Senate Minority Leader returned to the Capitol for the first time since a recent incident in which he appeared to freeze up.
McConnell, 81, appeared on the Senate floor Tuesday following the August recess to give an update on the work being done in the upper chamber, while also making a brief mention of the recent incident that gained "its fair share of attention" in the press.
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