{"id":4513,"date":"2026-07-29T18:10:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T18:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=4513"},"modified":"2026-07-29T18:10:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T18:10:39","slug":"dem-senator-breaks-with-party-to-defend-mcconnell-silence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=4513","title":{"rendered":"Dem Senator Breaks With Party to Defend McConnell Silence"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>A Democratic senator broke ranks with her colleagues on Mitch McConnell\u2019s continued absence from Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=4511\">Trump Asks for Millions More to Cover Costs of His Fair Fiasco<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell, 67, appeared baffled by the public clamor for answers on the 84-year-old Kentucky Republican\u2019s health battle, which has kept him away from work for about six weeks.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Though McConnell\u2019s office has released two proof-of-life photos since he was hospitalized on June 14, skeptics have repeatedly called on him to release video proving that he\u2019s on the mend. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>But Cantwell didn\u2019t seem bothered when pressed by independent journalist Nicholas Ballasy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo you think Senator McConnell has put out enough information for the public? Do you think he needs to put out a video while he\u2019s absent from the Senate?\u201d the reporter asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know. I don\u2019t know,\u201d Cantwell responded. \u201cWhat\u2019s the point?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, just some people are saying that the pictures and the statements aren\u2019t enough, that they want to actually see that he\u2019s recovering,\u201d Ballasy continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut why? Like because he\u2019s missing on a close vote or like why?\u201d Cantwell replied, sounding confused.<\/p>\n<p>When Ballasy explained that people have been concerned about McConnell\u2019s six-week-long absence, Cantwell invoked the controversy surrounding the late California Democrat Dianne Feinstein, who was the oldest female senator when she died at age 90 in 2023. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=4510\">Missing Mitch McConnell Sparks Citywide Search<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think, you know, Senator Feinstein\u2019s health and that had a lot of debate, and then people were saying we need to know one way or another because it was affecting the voting in the Senate,\u201d Cantwell said. \u201cI don\u2019t know if this is affecting voting in the Senate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Just last week, Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville reminded McConnell that Republicans cannot afford to lose votes in the Senate, where the GOP holds only a slim majority. The Senate is scheduled to go into recess on Aug. 8 and won\u2019t return until Sept. 14.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, that\u2019s a long way from now. September\u2019s a long way from now,\u201d Cantwell said with an awkward chuckle. \u201cI mean, sure. I\u2019m sure people would like to know what his plans are, but, you know, I\u2019ll leave that up to the leaders of the Senate to decide.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear sent a scathing letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune earlier this week demanding answers on McConnell\u2019s capacity to serve.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Senator McConnell is unwilling to voluntarily show that he still has the capacity to serve, I will insist that you, as the Majority Leader of the Senate, fully investigate his condition, report to the American people, and begin the process if warranted,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>On Monday, McConnell\u2019s office put out a statement from his unnamed attending physician indicating that he has \u201cmaintained a strenuous course of physical therapy and rehabilitation, including multiple sessions a day designed to rebuild strength and reduce the risk of future falls\u201d since being moved from hospital care to rehab. It added that he was \u201cnot yet medically cleared to leave the rehab facility and return to the office.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=4508\">Kentucky\u2019s Other Senator Flamed for Brazen McConnell Hypocrisy<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Democratic senator broke ranks with her colleagues on Mitch McConnell\u2019s continued absence from Congress. Read more Trump Asks for Millions More to Cover Costs of His Fair Fiasco Washington Sen. 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