Mitch McConnell: “Let me begin by expressing my gratitude to the President, his entire cabinet, and our soldiers and sailors for the quick…”

I'm still working hard to get back to my full schedule of work in the Senate and in Kentucky, keeping up with intense physical therapy per my doctors' orders.

As always, I appreciate all of your continued well wishes, and I’m looking forward to getting back to the Senate and to Kentucky soon.

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

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