Dem Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy Hospitalized

Roll Call reports:

Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, the Senate president pro tempore and Appropriations chairman, was hospitalized after not feeling well Thursday night, according to his office.

The 82-year-old Vermont Democrat was at his home in McLean, Va., when he started not feeling well and was taken to a Washington-area hospital for tests and is expected to remain overnight for observation, his office said. They did not specify what tests were administered.

Leahy had hip replacement surgery in June and has been using a wheelchair to get around the Capitol as he continues his recovery. As Senate Senate president pro tempore, a position held by the longest-serving senator of the majority party, Leahy is third in the presidential line of succession.

Read the full article. Leahy is retiring this year after eight terms.

The 82-year-old Vermont Democrat was at his home in McLean, Va., at the time he started not feeling well and was taken to a Washington area hospital for tests. https://t.co/i9f6WszNCz

— Roll Call (@rollcall) October 14, 2022

Reminder that Senate Democrats only really have a majority when all 50 are healthy and can show up. Dems have missed time with strokes, COVID, etc.

— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) October 14, 2022