Sen. Luján, who suffered a stroke last month, said he will return to the Senate in time to vote on Biden’s Supreme Court pick.
What he's saying:
“I’m doing well. I’m strong. I’m back on the road to recovery, and I’m going to make a full recovery," Luján said in the video, in which he was flanked by his doctors. "I'm going to walk out of here, I'm going to beat this, and I'm going to be stronger once I come out."Luján said he is being treated at the University of New Mexico Hospital, and will be sent to an inpatient rehab center to finish his recovery, which "take a few more weeks.
“Now I’m proud to report, then I’ll be back on the floor of the United States Senate in just a few short weeks to vote on important legislation and to consider a Supreme Court nominee,” he added. A tweet previously embedded here has been deleted or was tweeted from an account that has been suspended or deleted.The lack of updates on Luján's health had made some New Mexico Democrats nervous about the future of his seat in a 50-50 Senate, Axios' Russell Contreras
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