Mitch McConnell: “I welcome the debate as a way of airing what he calls the extraordinary progress in Iraq over the last six months.”

I didn’t have a heart attack or a stroke. I don’t have any tumors or hemorrhages.

Elaine and I are grateful for the many well wishes and support from friends, colleagues, and Kentuckians, and for the attentive care I've received from excellent doctors, nurses, therapists, and hospital staff.

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

But I was briefly unconscious and was taken to the hospital.