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Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy broke his hip as a result of a fall at his home in McLean, Virginia, Wednesday night.
In his statement, the 82-year-old Democratic office said it would undergo surgery to repair his hip on Thursday morning.
"The one-eyed, blind-born senator has been struggling for life with diminished depth perception. He has been in the spotlight for years. I took a worthy dinger, which finally caught up with him, "said Lehi's office.
The doctor decided thatit was best to have surgery "as soon as possible", his office said.
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File-Senate Patrick Leehee, D-Vt. , General Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin testify at the Senate Expenditure Committee's Defense Subcommittee, May 2022, at Capitol Hill, Washington. Mr. Lee Hee had fallen at his home and had a broken hip and was scheduled to undergo surgery to repair it, his office said on Thursday, June 30, 2022. An 82-year-old Democrat fell in McLean, Virginia, Wednesday night. (Amanda Andrade-Rhoades / AP, Pool, Washington Post via File)
"He fully recovered andphysiotherapy Healthy courseImmediately. "
Leahy is the longest-serving senator.
In November, he announced thatwould not seek reelectionthis fall.
Senator Patrick Leahy, D- Vt. , Arrived at a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, D.C. on March 7, 2018(Alex Wong / Getty Images)
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By the end of the January 2023 term ,Reich will serve. 48 years in the Senate.
Last January, Lee Hee was taken to the hospital just hours after he began presiding over the second impeachment trial of former President Trump.
Senator Patrick Leahy, D- Senator Vt's acting president will arrive at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, January 26, 2021.(AP Photo / J. Scott Applewhite)
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The Senator felt sick and was taken there with great care. He was examined and sent home.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Julia Musto is a reporter for FoxNews Digital. She can be found on Twitter at @JuliaElenaMusto.