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Senator breaks leg during UConn victory parade

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Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) joins airport service workers and union leaders Capitol Hill to urge Congress to pass the Good Jobs For Good Airports Act on March 09, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for SEIU) HARTFORD, Conn. - U.S.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal said he expects to undergo surgery to repair a broken leg he suffered Saturday during a victory parade for the University of Connecticut men's basketball team.In a tweet Saturday night, Blumenthal said a fellow parade goer tripped and fell on him during the event in Hartford, Connecticut, to celebrate the team winning the NCAA basketball title on April 4 in Houston.The 77-year-old Democrat said he was awaiting "routine surgery" on his femur scheduled for Sunday and expects a full recovery."What can I say, I love a parade!" he tweeted.UConn Huskies head coach Dan Hurley addresses the crowd during the rally during the UConn Championship Parade on April 8, 2023, at the XL Center in Hartford, CT. (Photo by Erica Denhoff/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Connecticut's other U.S.

senator, Chris Murphy, tweeted that "after he broke his femur he got back up, dusted himself off, and FINISHED THE PARADE. Most Dick Blumenthal thing ever."Connecticut state Rep.

Matt Blumenthal tweeted that he heard his father "was also on the reviewing stand for a while. Tough as nails, and on the mend shortly!"Blumenthal is serving his third term in the Senate after being reelected in November.

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