DOWN BUT NOT OUT

Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen Says ‘Minor Stroke’ Caused No Damage

The Democratic senator from Maryland said he would remain in the hospital for observation, but there were no long-term effects.

Sen. Chris Van Hollen said “there are no long-term effects or damage” from the minor stroke he suffered over the weekend, but that he will remain in George Washington University Hospital for a few days anyway on his doctor’s advice. The Maryland Democrat said that he was admitted to the medical facility after “experiencing lightheadedness and acute neck pain” while delivery a speech. He is the second Democrat to teeter on the brink of breaking the thin Senate majority, after Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) returned to work in March after also suffering a stroke. The news piggybacked Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman’s announcement that he also suffered a stroke. Fetterman, the Democratic front runner for his state’s U.S. Senate seat, also said he suffered no damage from his stroke.