Chuck Schumer has been hospitalized…for dehydration.
Here’s a quick summary of what we know so far:
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, 74, was briefly hospitalized Wednesday morning for dehydration after becoming lightheaded during a workout at the Senate gym.
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The incident occurred amid a record-setting heat wave across Washington D.C. and the Northeast, with temperatures topping 100°F.
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Schumer was taken to a local hospital “out of an abundance of caution” and released shortly after. He has since returned to work at the Capitol.
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His office used the occasion to urge the public
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