AOC demands Sen. McConnell share a health update or resign
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told reporters that Sen. Mitch McConnellneeds to provide ahealth updateor resign. In a video originally posted byMeidasTouchon July 23, Ocasio-Cortez told reporters the Republican. . .
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told reporters that Sen. Mitch McConnellneeds to provide ahealth updateor resign. In a video originally posted byMeidasTouchon July 23, Ocasio-Cortez told reporters the Republican senator's most recent update lacked clarity. "If he can't give us an update, he should resign, absolutely," she said. "I think it's been very clear to people across Kentucky that his update was not sufficient. "McConnell, 84, was first elected to the Senate in 1984 and has been absent from Congress since he was hospitalized in June. Since then, the senator's teamshared minimal updatesbefore McConnell released a letter to his constituents July 12, writing that he was recovering in a rehabilitation facility and working to return to the Senate floor. Sen. Mitch McConnell's health:Why is everyone saying they talked to the lawmaker for 20 minutes?The letter came days after Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear wrote to McConnell, who has served seven terms representing the state, requesting he update Kentuckians. "As public officeholders, we have made a commitment to our constituents to do our best to represent them and to always be transparent," Beshear wrote July 8. "I believe this requires clear communication about one's ability to serve. "'How is everyone pretending this is normal?'Earlier this month, Ocasio-Cortez, who is commonly known as AOC, expressed shock overMcConnell's continued absencefrom Congress, calling it "not normal. ""I mean, I don't even know how this is legal at this point. I find it shocking," the congresswoman from New York told a reporter outside the U. S. Capitol on July 14. "How is everyone pretending this is normal? This is not normal at all. "Who is Elaine Chao?What to know about career, marriage to McConnellAnother lawmaker has also questioned McConnell's prolonged absence from Congress. Sen. Josh Hawleywished his Republican colleague and his family well during aFox News Digital interviewpublished on July 19, but said that "at a certain point you do have an obligation to your constituents and the country to tell them what's going on. "Contributing: Fernando Cervantes Jr. and Jay Stahl, USA TODAYReach reporter Lillian Metzmeier at lmetzmeier@usatodayco. com. This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal:AOC demands Sen. McConnell share a health update or resign