Mitch McConnell: “Mitch McConnell said that this was a cancer in the Republican Party. And unless they put a stop to this, they're going…”

But rest assured that, in the meantime, I’m not taking a break from the Senate business that matters to you.

I'll maintain an intensive regimen of physical therapy from home during the state work period, and I'll continue to engage with my staff and colleagues on important Senate business.

Part of my decision to retire at the end of my term this coming January was being honest about the demands of Senate work.

I have every intention of finishing the job you elected me to do.