Chuck Schumer, 74, Rushed to D.C. Hospital amid Heatwave After Getting 'Lightheaded' at Senate Gym
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was rushed to a Washington, D.C., hospital on Wednesday, June 25, but later returned to work.
The 74-year-old senior senator from New York, who has led the Senate Democratic Caucus since 2017, was exercising at the Senate gym when he began to feel "lightheaded," according to a statement from his office.
"Out of an abundance of caution, he went to the hospital to be treated for dehydration and is now back at work in the Capitol," the statement continued. "He wants to remind everyone to drink some water and stay out of the heat."
Like much of the eastern United States, D.C. is experiencing a major heat wave this week. Temperatures in the nation's capital were expected to reach around 100 degrees on Wednesday.
Schumer is a New York City native who launched a career in politics as soon as he earned his law degree from Harvard University in 1974.
He joined the Senate in 1999, after 18 years in the House of Representatives and five years in the New York State Assembly, and succeeded Nevada Sen. Harry Reid as the top Senate Democrat in 2017.
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Schumer is up for reelection in 2028, and would be 78 at the start of his next term if he opts to seek reelection.
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