Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has been hospitalized for nearly a month, but it remains unclear why or what his condition is. His prolonged absence comes just after Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-NJ) disappeared for over 100 days, for what he later revealed was treatment for depression. These incidents are reigniting a prickly debate over what information lawmakers owe voters, the limits of medical privacy, and if Congress is just too old. 

Note: This episode was recorded before McConnell's statement revealing that his hospitalization was due to a fall. Read more here.

It was also recorded before the death of Sen. Lindsey Graham.

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Guest: Casey Burgat, The George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management 

Host: David Rind 

Producer: Paola Ortiz 

Showrunner: Felicia Patinkin

Photo: Tom Brenner/Reuters

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