Mitch McConnell: “I'm not partial about this at all. This is a political exercise.”

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

I still have unfinished business to complete on your behalf, and I have every intention of finishing the job you elected me to do.

On the advice of my doctors, I’ll maintain an intensive regimen of physical therapy from home during the state work period.