Sen. Luján to be out at least 4 weeks, Biden agenda at risk
Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., center, arrives for votes on amendments to advance the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021. Lujan is recovering at an Albuquerque hospital after suffering a stroke last week, his office said in a statement issued Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022. Until he recovers, Democrats would have just 49 votes compared to Republicans' 50, assuming all other senators are healthy. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
By LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI
Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The Democrats’ fragile hold on the Senate majority became vividly apparent Wednesday with the sudden illness of New Mexico Sen. Ben Ray Luján, who won't be back to work for at least four weeks, throwing President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court pick and lagging legislative agenda in doubt...
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