Complex partial seizure ruled as cause of pausing episode during House floor speech, Dem congressman says

Rep. John Larson, D-Conn., said successful a connection connected Tuesday that a analyzable partial seizure was ruled arsenic the origin of the occurrence wherever helium paused during a House floor code connected Monday.

While delivering his speech, the long-serving lawmaker abruptly stopped speaking for respective seconds, earlier uttering a fewer words and past proceeding to basal silently for astir 14 seconds. 

When helium resumed speaking, his remarks were halting and punctuated with awkward pauses.

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Rep. John Larson, D-Conn., arrives for the House Ways and Means Committee "Hearing with the IRS Whistleblowers: Hunter Biden Investigation Obstruction successful Their Own Words" successful the Longworth House Office Building connected Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023.  (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

After the incidental occurred connected Monday, Larson's bureau indicated successful a connection that "he had what was apt an adverse absorption to a caller medicine and is having tests administered by the House Attending Physician retired of an abundance of caution." The connection indicated that the lawmaker "later participated successful aggregate meetings successful his bureau and was alert and engaged."

Then Larson's connection connected Tuesday indicated that a analyzable partial seizure was ruled arsenic the origin of the incident.

"Yesterday, astatine astir noon, I experienced a aesculapian incidental connected the House floor, erstwhile my code momentarily paused. Following the incident, I saw the House Attending Physician, Dr. Monahan, who referred maine for further evaluation. After a circular of tests, it was determined that the origin of the little intermission successful my code was a analyzable partial seizure," the congressman explained.

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The 76-year-old lawmaker has been a House member for much than a quarter-century — helium took bureau successful 1999.

"Fifteen years ago, I had a bosom valve replacement owed to a saltation successful the signifier of my aortic valve that I was calved with. Sometimes, radical with this information tin aboriginal make symptoms specified arsenic the momentary alteration successful code oregon question that was evident yesterday," Larson continued. 

"The doctors person prescribed medicine that, according to them, volition greatly trim the accidental of this happening again. I volition beryllium capable to resume an progressive schedule, including my duties arsenic a Member of Congress, opening tomorrow, erstwhile I program to beryllium contiguous and voting connected the House floor," helium noted. 

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Rep. John Larson, D-Conn., speaks with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., earlier a quality league to sermon authorities that would fortify Social Security benefits, connected Capitol Hill Oct. 26, 2021 successful Washington, D.C. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

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"I americium grateful to Dr. Monahan and the staff, and I widen my deepest appreciation to my family, friends, colleagues, constituents, and everyone who reached retired with their good wishes and offers of support. I americium looking guardant to getting backmost to enactment for the radical of Connecticut’s First District."