Connecticut Rep. John Larson, d., said Tuesday that he had a seizure on the floor of the house the day before.
“I went through a medical incident on the floor of my house yesterday, when my speech was temporarily suspended around noon,” Larson's statement. Posted on x reads. “Following the incident, I saw Dr. Monaghan, a doctor in his home.
“After a series of tests, it was determined that the cause of my brief pause in speech was a complex partial attack.”
in Captured Videos Available via C-Span on Tuesday, Larson struggles to put the word out after the initial stop and can be seen talking and then stopping.
“Fifteen years ago, I had a heart valve replacement due to variation in the shape of the aortic valve I was born,” Larson said. “Sometimes, people in this condition can develop symptoms later, such as instantaneous changes in speech or movement that were apparent yesterday.”
In 2023, former Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY.) spent two notable times that stopped while talking to reporters within weeks, resulting in the results. , raised questions about his health.
