Leahy Undergoes Surgery on Broken Hip
Leahy Undergoes Surgery on Broken Hip
July 1, 2022 at 3:55 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 46 Comments
https://politicalwire.com/2022/07/01/leahy-undergoes-surgery-on-broken-hip/
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Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) underwent surgery Thursday after he broke his hip in a fall at his home, the AP AP reports.
“Any prolonged absence by Leahy would complicate majority Democrats’ already precarious efforts to push controversial legislation and nominations through the 50-50 Senate over Republican opposition.”
“That might include a compromise with holdout Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) — if they can reach one — on energy, health care and tax issues, a package that would be far smaller than the collection of social initiatives he killed in December.”
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