2026年7月8日 / 美国东部时间上午10:33 / 哥伦比亚广播公司新闻
华盛顿 — 肯塔基州州长安迪·贝希尔于周三正式要求参议员米奇·麦康奈尔提供其健康状况更新。此前麦康奈尔已住院数周，外界对其健康状况的猜测日益升温。
“过去几周以来，肯塔基州民众越来越担忧你的健康状况、身体状态，以及你能否继续担任美国参议院议员，”贝希尔周三在写给麦康奈尔的信中说道。“作为州长，我恳请你全面向肯塔基州民众通报你当前的健康状况。”
现年84岁的麦康奈尔自6月14日起住院。据哥伦比亚广播公司新闻上周审核的一份公共急救调度记录显示，当日急救人员曾前往麦康奈尔的住宅，处置一名失去意识的人员。自那以来，麦康奈尔的办公室未透露其住院的具体原因，也未证实该调度呼叫与这位参议员有关。
麦康奈尔的办公室周三未立即回应置评请求。
身为民主党人的贝希尔表示，公职人员“曾向选民承诺将尽最大努力为他们服务，并始终保持透明”。
“我认为这要求我们清晰地沟通自身的履职能力，”他写道。“我们祝愿你平安康复，早日康复。”
贝希尔在一份声明中表示，任由针对麦康奈尔健康状况的猜测持续下去，“这对这位参议员和肯塔基州民众都不公平，我希望这次请求能给他机会以直接、透明的方式公布相关信息”。
在外界猜测麦康奈尔的履职能力之际，参议院共和党领袖表示他们已于本周早些时候与这位肯塔基州共和党议员交谈过。参议院第二号共和党议员、怀俄明州参议员约翰·巴拉索的发言人表示，麦康奈尔“状态完全正常，渴望重返参议院”。
贝希尔提出此项请求之际，外界对麦康奈尔能否继续履职的质疑愈演愈烈。麦康奈尔并未寻求连任，但已誓言将完成剩余任期，任期至明年年初结束。
若出现席位空缺，肯塔基州近期修订的法律将限制州长在任命替补人选方面的权限，转而要求举行特别选举。贝希尔曾在2024年否决这项修改规则的法案，称其政府“应与往届政府拥有同等权限”。但由共和党主导的州议会推翻了他的否决。
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/senate-republicans-spoken-mitch-mcconnell-questions-remain-health/
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear requests update on Mitch McConnell’s health
July 8, 2026 / 10:33 AM EDT / CBS News
Washington — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear formally requested an update from Sen. Mitch McConnell on Wednesday amid a weekslong hospitalization that has prompted growing speculation about his health.
“Over the last several weeks, Kentuckians have grown increasingly concerned about the current state of your health and wellbeing, and ability to hold office in the United States Senate,” Beshear wrote in a letter to McConnell on Wednesday. “As Governor, I request that you fully update Kentuckians regarding the current status of your health.”
McConnell, 84, has been hospitalized since June 14. Emergency medical personnel responded to an unconscious person at McConnell’s home on the same day, according to a public EMS dispatch call reviewed by CBS News last week. Since then, McConnell’s office has not provided more information about why he was admitted to the hospital, and has not confirmed that the dispatch call was about the senator.
McConnell’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday.
Beshear, a Democrat, said public officeholders “have made a commitment to our constituents to do our best to represent them and to always be transparent.”
“I believe this requires clear communication about one’s ability to serve,” he wrote. “We wish you a safe and speedy recovery.”
In a statement, Beshear said allowing the speculation over McConnell’s health to continue “is not fair to the Senator or to Kentuckians, and my hope is that this provides him the opportunity to share the information in a transparent manner, direct from the source.”
Amid the speculation about McConnell’s health, Senate GOP leaders said that they spoke to the Kentucky Republican earlier this week. A spokeswoman for No. 2 Senate Republican, Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming, said McConnell “was fully engaged and is eager to get back to the Senate.”
Beshear’s request comes as questions have swirled about McConnell’s ability to continue to serve. McConnell is not seeking reelection, but has vowed to serve the remainder of his term, which runs through early next year.
In the event of a vacancy, recent changes to Kentucky law have limited the governor’s involvement in appointing a replacement, requiring instead that a special election be held. Beshear vetoed the legislation changing the rules in 2024, arguing that his administration “deserves the same authority as previous administrations.” But the GOP-led state legislature overrode his veto.
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/senate-republicans-spoken-mitch-mcconnell-questions-remain-health/
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