U.S. Senate members welcomed back Democratic Senator Tim Johnson of South Dakota on Wednesday. Sen. Johnson was on leave recovering from a life-threatening brain hemorrhage since December 13, 2006. His sudden illness caused political drama over whether this would cause the Democrats to lose control of the Senate.
Senator John Thune, Johnson’s home-state Republican colleague, gave the welcoming speech calling this day a milestone in Sen. Johnson’s recovery.
“Nearly every single individual said they were praying for him. I believe it was those prayers that brought him back,” he said. “We have put our political parties aside to come together for the people of South Dakota.”
Sen. Johnson must now decide whether he will run for re-election, although he seemed ready to return to work. “It’s great to be home,” he said earlier Wednesday afternoon.
Johnson is already at work: Johnson Announces Support for Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill today. http://johnson.senate.gov/record.cfm?id=281802
Senators adopted a resolution (S Res 306) extending “their warmest welcome” and expressing “their personal happiness at his return” and “their very best wishes for his continued health.”
Johnson responded with a brief set of remarks in return.
The senator said, “My ability to think is paramount, so I hope now as I return to my office people will focus on their work more quickly than I walk these days,” Johnson said. “This has been a long and humbling journey, a journey that has taken longer than some people have liked — and I count myself among them.”
Senator John Thune, Johnson’s home-state Republican colleague, gave the welcoming speech calling this day a milestone in Sen. Johnson’s recovery.
“Nearly every single individual said they were praying for him. I believe it was those prayers that brought him back,” he said. “We have put our political parties aside to come together for the people of South Dakota.”
Sen. Johnson must now decide whether he will run for re-election, although he seemed ready to return to work. “It’s great to be home,” he said earlier Wednesday afternoon.
Johnson is already at work: Johnson Announces Support for Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill today. http://johnson.senate.gov/record.cfm?id=281802
Senators adopted a resolution (S Res 306) extending “their warmest welcome” and expressing “their personal happiness at his return” and “their very best wishes for his continued health.”
Johnson responded with a brief set of remarks in return.
The senator said, “My ability to think is paramount, so I hope now as I return to my office people will focus on their work more quickly than I walk these days,” Johnson said. “This has been a long and humbling journey, a journey that has taken longer than some people have liked — and I count myself among them.”
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