The Politico writes about an interview with Senator Tim Johnson's wife, Barbara, and specifically looked at the question of his return:
Two weeks ago, a South Dakota aide told a group of local politicians in Pierre that Johnson would return to the Capitol sometime after Labor Day. The next day, another aide told The Associated Press that "there is no timeline. There will be a plan, but there's not one yet."
Then last week the congressional newspaper Roll Call reported that Johnson had spoken to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) about returning to work even earlier, but both lawmakers decided he should continue to recover away from the bright lights and fast pace of the Hill.
His former South Dakota colleague Tom Daschle followed that up by suggesting to the Rapid City Journal that Johnson would return to the Senate sometime in September.
But the official line remains: There is no official line.
As Greg Belfrage noted, the whole "no timeline" deal wasn't how things were reported last week. I continue to hope for Senator Johnson's full recovery, and hope he can return to his duties.
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