India, July 8 -- Rep. Jack Kimble has shared an update on Mitch McConnell, who remains hospitalized. Kimble said he and the Kentucky senator spoke for "for just shy of 45 minutes."

The 84-year-old lawmaker remains hospitalized for more than three weeks, but details about his health status remain scant. The former longtime Senate majority leader declined to seek an eighth term following a series of health scares. He was admitted to the hospital on June 14.

At the time, a spokesman for McConnell confirmed the hospitalization and said the senator "is receiving excellent care," but provided no other information.

"I spoke to my old friend Mitch McConnell this morning, the senior Senator from Kentucky. He's still recovering in the hospital. ...