Updated at 9:11 p.m.
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., returned home Tuesday night after a brief health scare brought him to George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C., according to spokesperson David Carle.
“He looks forward to getting back to work,” Carle said.
After presiding over the Senate’s impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump on Tuesday, Leahy began to feel unwell, his office announced earlier that evening. Congress’ attending physician examined him in the Capitol, according to Carle and, “out of an abundance of caution,” recommended that he be observed and evaluated at a hospital.
“After getting test results back, and after a thorough examination, Senator Leahy now is home,” Carle said in a statement issued just after 8:30 p.m., adding that the senator and his wife, Marcelle, “deeply appreciate the well wishes they have received tonight.”
Leahy, 80, is the dean of the Senate and the fifth-longest serving member in U.S. history. First elected in 1974, the former county prosecutor chairs the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee.
Just last week, Leahy was sworn in as president pro tempore of the Senate, a largely ceremonial position that places him third in line to the presidency. On Monday, he was tapped to preside over Trump’s impeachment trial.
Like other members of Congress, Leahy was vaccinated for Covid-19 late last month.
