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LZ Granderson: Age is just a number for Mick Jagger — and even for politicians like Mitch McConnell

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, left, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell stand for a photo before a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at the U.S. Capitol on July 27, 2023, in Washington, D.C..

Sen. Mitch McConnell was medically cleared to continue work on Thursday, after he froze in public for the second time in as many months.

"Occasional lightheadedness is not uncommon in concussion recovery and can also be expected as a result of dehydration," Dr. Brian Monahan, the attending doctor for the Capitol, said in a statement.

In March, McConnell reportedly tripped and fell at a fundraiser in Washington, D.C. He was treated for a concussion. The Kentucky Republican.

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