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WASHINGTON \u2014 Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was found \u201cunconscious\u201d and may have suffered a heart attack at his DC residence before being rushed to a local hospital last month, according to a District Fire and EMS dispatch call made public Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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The June 14 call referenced medical personnel in an ALS, or Advanced Life Support, ambulance being sent to the home shortly before 9 a.m. and mentioned there was \u201cCPR in progress\u201d for a \u201ccardiac arrest.\u201d<\/p>\n

Punchbowl News first reported on the EMS radio traffic.<\/p>\n

Reps for the former Senate GOP leader did not comment on the communications. <\/p>\n

A McConnell spokesman on the day of the incident shared that the Kentucky senator \u201cwas admitted to the hospital this morning\u201d and was \u201creceiving excellent care.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The next day, spokesman David Popp said McConnell was \u201cworking closely with staff on Senate business and Kentucky matters as he continues his recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) also said his predecessor was \u201cdialed in\u201d on their conference\u2019s legislative business, while Thune himself had spoken to McConnell by phone.<\/p>\n

The 84-year-old has suffered multiple falls that left him with a concussion and cracked rib in recent years, in addition to eerie public freeze-ups due to apparent light-headedness.<\/p>\n

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The Senate is on recess until July 13.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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