Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., was discharged from the hospital on Friday after suffering a stroke and will miss Senate votes for the next several weeks while he continues his recovery at a rehabilitation facility.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
Murphy announced the discharge in a statement on Friday, saying he had left Johns Hopkins Hospital and would spend several weeks in rehabilitation as he recovers from the stroke. He said he will miss "the next several weeks of votes" during that period.4,1,2
The announcement did not give an exact date for his return to the Senate. The phrasing was consistent across the accounts, with headlines and summaries describing the absence as several weeks and Murphy's statement using the words "the next several weeks of votes" to describe the votes he expects to miss while in rehabilitation.1,2,4
The medical event was described in the reports as a stroke. The Washington Times described it as a "small" brain bleed.8,1,2,3,4,5,6,7
After his discharge, Murphy will spend several weeks at a rehabilitation center, according to the statement described in the reports. ABC News described the next step as going to a rehab facility.4,7
Murphy was identified in the reports as the Democratic senator from Connecticut.4,7
All of the substantive detail in the accounts traces to Murphy's own statement on Friday.4,1,2,3,5,6,7,8
The timing of the announcement was Friday, Nov. 6, with the first detailed account stamped that afternoon. The reports agree that the discharge had occurred by that time and that the rehabilitation stay was still ahead.4,1,5
What happens next, according to the statement, is a period of rehabilitation lasting several weeks, during which Murphy will be absent from Senate votes. "The next several weeks of votes," Murphy said, is the period he expects to miss as he continues his recovery.4,1,2
