Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy was hospitalized after suffering a stroke
Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy was hospitalized after suffering a stroke Saturday and is being monitored at Johns Hopkins Hospital, his office said Sunday. Chief of staff Allison Herwitt said Murphy experienced arm numbness at his son’s hockey game. She said he was awake and alert, and doctors were encouraged by his progress and optimistic about his full recovery.
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Sen. Chris Murphy, a 53-year-old Connecticut Democrat, was hospitalized after suffering a stroke Saturday, his office said Sunday. Chief of staff Allison Herwitt said Murphy began experiencing numbness in his arm Saturday afternoon while attending his son’s hockey game. He was taken to a local hospital, where doctors found he had suffered a stroke, then transferred to Johns Hopkins Hospital for further monitoring. Herwitt said Murphy was awake and alert and responding well to treatment. “The doctors are encouraged by his progress ... and we are optimistic he will make a full recovery,” she said. Murphy has served in the Senate since 2013.
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- ABC News — Sen. Chris Murphy hospitalized after suffering a stroke, chief of staff says - ABC News
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- Axios — Sen. Chris Murphy hospitalized after suffering stroke
- NBC Connecticut — U.S. Senator Chris Murphy hospitalized after suffering a stroke – NBC Connecticut
- Politico — Chris Murphy is hospitalized after stroke - POLITICO
- NBC News — Sen. Chris Murphy hospitalized after stroke
- The Wall Street Journal — Sen. Chris Murphy Hospitalized After Stroke - WSJ
- ctinsider.com — Connecticut senator Chris Murphy hospitalized after suffering a stroke
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