McConnell on two separate occasions this summer appeared to briefly freeze up and lose the ability to speak during press events.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Wednesday vowed to finish his term in office, brushing off questions about his health after he froze up in public twice this summer.
"I'm going to finish my term as leader and I'm going to finish my Senate term," McConnell told reporters at the U.S. Capitol. The attending physician for the U.S. Congress said after evaluating McConnell that the senator is able to perform his duties, and that there was no evidence he suffered a stroke.
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