Leahy Taken to the Hospital

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Leahy Taken to the Hospital

October 13, 2022 at 10:46 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 3 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2022/10/13/leahy-taken-to-the-hospital/

"SNIP.......

Sen. Patrick Leahy “was not feeling well” on Thursday and was admitted to the hospital overnight for observation, Politico reports.

......SNIP"

[msongs]

1. dems are one senator away from losing senate control nt

[SoCalDavidS]

4. He Is Not Seeking Re-Election Next Month

That brings up an interesting question. If he was forced to resign, would Turtle become Majority Leader for the rest of this Congress? Not enough time for a Special Election, and the winner next month won't be seated until January.

[JohnSJ]

5. There are no votes scheduled after the midterms

[LeftInTX]

6. He can't be "forced to resign"

I'm sure he will hold on to his seat even if he is sick as a dog.

[SoCalDavidS]

8. I Meant If He Decided To Resign On His Own For Health Reasons nt

[LeftInTX]

10. Why would he? The bar is pretty low.

Just because he can't be there doesn't mean he will resign.

The only way out:
Resign
Convicted of felony
Death

However, there is absolutely no reason for him to resign

[dalton99a]

2. Kick

[leftieNanner]

3. Terrible

Hope he recovers, otherwise Mitch takes control.



Edit: there will be a replacement named if he cannot serve for any reason.

[JohnSJ]

9. He is in for just observation overnight, and no votes are scheduled after the midterms

[leftieNanner]

11. Oh good!

Thanks for the info. He would probably be replaced by a Republican considering the governor of Vermont is R.

Unless they passed a law like Kentucky.

[COL Mustard]

15. There will have to be at least one vote after the midterms

The FY23 continuing resolution only goes until Dec. 16. After that, with no budget, we're closed.

[Arazi]

12. Are there still judicial nominations ahead in this term?

I hope this is just something mild, iirc there are still seats to fill and we can’t do it without Leahy

Speedy recovery for the Senator 🤞

[Rhiannon12866]

13. Oh, no!

[CentralMass]

14. May he have a speedy recovery.