NegativeNullConnolly defeats Ocasio-Cortez to lead Democrats on Oversight panel
icecreamtacoHe is 74 years old
phdepressedAnd has cancer, and not one of the good ones. Esophageal cancer has a ~15% 1 year survival rate in the US. Obviously if caught early prognosis is much better but it is a rare one to catch early.
I’m not a medical professional, but I would assume this would also hinder your speaking abilities.
I know there are many ways he could communicate alternatively, but congress person seems like a job where talking is important.