WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Mitch McConnell issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following note to constituents regarding his hospitalization and recovery:
"To my fellow Kentuckians -
"When you elected me to a seventh term and made me our Commonwealth's longest serving Senator, you did so trusting that I'd keep showing up to fight for you every day. And over the past several weeks, Elaine and I have appreciated both your well wishes and your honest questions about what was keeping me away from the Senate.
"You all know how folks of my generation often hesitate to share the vulnerability that comes with growing older. Even in the public eye, I feel that same instinct - I can't help it.
"B...