McConnell Still Chairs the Rules Committee From His Hospital Bed Mitch McConnell has been well enough to discuss Iran, Ukraine, national security, and a Supreme Court ruling on campaign spending from his hospital bed. He has not been well enough to do it in person, on video, or in front of anyone outside his own staff and a handful of allies who have relayed the conversations secondhand. The Kentucky Republican, 84, entered the hospital on the morning of June 14. His office h