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Sen. Chris Murphy discharged from hospital after stroke

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Sen. Chris Murphy, 53 from Connecticut, was discharged from the hospital on Friday following a stroke earlier this month. His staff reported him as "awake and alert" by Monday. In a statement to Politico, Murphy said he would spend several weeks in a rehabilitation center to accelerate his recovery before returning to work. As a result of his absence, Murphy will miss several votes in the Senate.
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Sen. Chris Murphy, a Democrat from Connecticut, was discharged on November 6, 2026, after being hospitalized for a "small hemorrhagic stroke" since November 1. His chief of staff, Allison Herwitt, initially reported that he began experiencing numbness in his arm while at his son's hockey game on Saturday, November 1. Murphy was taken to a local hospital and later transferred to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore for further monitoring. According to the latest update from NBC News, Dr. Jose Suarez, chief of neurosciences critical care at Johns Hopkins, stated that Murphy has shown significant progress and is expected to make a full recovery with rehabilitation. After his discharge, Murphy said he will spend several weeks at a rehabilitation facility and will miss "several weeks" of Senate votes as he recovers.

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Sen. Chris Murphy discharged from hospital after stroke Murphy, 53, was hospitalized last week due to the incident.
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In order to take my recovery seriously and get back to work on the quickest timeline possible, I will be spending several weeks at a rehabilitation center after being discharged from the hospital today," he said, according to Politico.
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Sen. Chris Murphy discharged from hospital after stroke Murphy, 53, was hospitalized last week due to the incident. asserted
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His staff described him as "awake and alert" by Monday. asserted
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Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., was released from the hospital on Friday after suffering a stroke earlier this month. asserted
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Murphy, 53, was hospitalized last week due to the incident. asserted
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His staff described him as "awake and alert" by Monday. asserted
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“The doctors are very encouraged by the progress I’ve made so far. asserted
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In order to take my recovery seriously and get back to work on the quickest timeline possible, I will be spending several weeks at a rehabilitation center after being discharged from the hospital today," he said, according to Politico. uncertain
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Murphy is expected to miss several votes in the upper chamber as a result. asserted
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