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Longtime GOP Senator Mitch McConnell, 82, fell down the stairs in the Senate after casting a vote, according to multiple reports.

Reports: In his latest health incident, Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell fell down the Senate stairs in Washington, D.C.

A spokesperson for the former Senate leader said he was fine and the "lingering effects of polio" won't disrupt his work.

Ky., is "fine," according to his office after he was spotted using a wheelchair following a fall at the Capitol on Wednesday.

The former GOP Senate leader has been dogged by health problems in recent years, many related to a childhood polio diagnosis.

Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell fell on stairs inside the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. Wednesday afternoon.

After the falls, McConnell was seen in a wheelchair as “purely a precautionary measure,” a McConnell spokesperson said.

A longtime spokesperson for the senator said "the lingering effects of polio in his left leg will not disrupt his regular schedule of work." ...

A spokesman for McConnell said the 82-year-old senator is “fine” and using a wheelchair “purely as a precautionary measure.” ...

The report says it did not appear that McConnell hit his head but landed on his backside. A statement released by McConnell’s ...

U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell experienced two falls near the Senate chamber, requiring a wheelchair for movement afterward. Despite these incidents and previous health issues, McConnell's spokesperson ...