U.S. Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut was hospitalized on Saturday after suffering a stroke. The Democratic senator's office disclosed the news on Sunday.
According to chief of staff Allison Herwitt, the 53-year-old senator began experiencing numbness in his arm while attending his son's hockey game on Saturday afternoon. He was taken to Johns Hopkins, where a hospital visit confirmed he had experienced a stroke.
Staff members report that Senator Murphy is currently awake and alert. He is responding well to treatment and is expected to make a full recovery.