Mitch McConnell: Rand Paul’s absence is ‘potentially a challenge’ for Senate GOP

Published November 6, 2017 6:25pm ET



Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday that Sen. Rand Paul’s injuries after being personally attacked over the weekend create another potential “challenge” for the Republican Senate that holds a slim two-vote majority as it looks to enact the GOP agenda.

McConnell told reporters in Kentucky Monday that he hopes Paul is able to recover soon after he was attacked by a neighbor over the weekend and suffered five broken ribs. It is unknown when Paul, also of Kentucky, will return to Washington.

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