According to reports, Republican Representative Virginia Foxx – the Republican chair of the House Education and the Workforce Committee – fell on the marble staircase at the U.S. Capitol on Friday. As stated by Capitol staff and press, this happened between the second and third floors.
Rep. Virginia Foxx slipped and fell as she was walking down a marble staircase outside the House chamber this afternoon. Spox for the 81-yo says she suffered several cuts but was looked over by medical personnel and the attending physician and that "everything seems to be okay." pic.twitter.com/Jebe6AIDES
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As reported by Trending Politics:
Eyewitness accounts described a concerning scene as Foxx, 81, was attended to by Capitol medical personnel on the steps, with visible bleeding from what appeared to be injuries to her face. John Parkinson of ABC News shared updates from the scene, noting Foxx was holding her nose as she received aid but was conscious and communicative throughout the ordeal.
As news of the fall spread, Capitol Police worked to clear the area, ensuring Foxx received prompt medical attention.
🚨Just in: Virginia Foxx has fallen on one of the grand staircases on the GOP side of the chamber. She is bleeding and is being attended to on the steps by Capitol medical personnel. She is 81 years old.
Via: Chad Pergram pic.twitter.com/gWfd91O1NW
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After her accident, Foxx posted to social media to let supporters and colleagues know how she was doing. She wrote, “Thank you to everyone for your prayers – just a few small cuts and I’m doing just fine.” The congresswoman joked, “I’m a mountain woman, and we’re tougher than a $2 steak.”
A Foxx spokesperson said. “[Foxx] slipped while walking down the marble staircase outside the House chamber, after walking up to talk to her family in the gallery. After being helped to her feet, and looked over by medical personnel, she proceeded on her own to the Attending Physician’s office to get treated for a few individual cuts. Everything seems to be okay.”