A spokesman for McConnell said the 82-year-old senator is "fine" and using a wheelchair “purely as a precautionary measure."

The 82-year-old Kentucky senator fell twice at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday but appeared to suffer no major injuries.

Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has addressed concerns about his health after he was spotted using a wheelchair following a fall at the Capitol building. Reporters saw McConnell, 82, fall down the small flight of stairs at least once while leaving the Senate chamber Wednesday to attend a lunch with Republican colleagues.