60 Minutes · What happens when a lawmaker takes an extended absence?

1. 1. Mitch McConnell has been hospitalized for over three weeks, raising questions about his health.
2. 2. Lawmakers are not required to show up for work and face no effective oversight for absences.
3. 3. McConnell's absence is significant because the Republican Senate majority is very narrow.
4. 4. No law requires elected officials to disclose their health status to the public.
5. 5. Republican leadership is circling the wagons in support of McConnell, but some colleagues are grumbling.