McConnell Says Fall Led To His Hospitalization, Breaking Weeks Of Silence About Health Condition July 19, 2026 by hani ADVERTISEMENT to Kentuckians, “and I have every intention of finishing the job you elected me to do.” McConnell has a history of health problems McConnell had polio in his early childhood and has long acknowledged some difficulty as an adult in walking and climbing stairs. The physician’s office in Congress in the statement Sunday said McConnell has “experienced several continue reading … ADVERTISEMENT ←PreviousNext→