Chaffetz Scoots In For Health Care Vote After Surgery
Utah Republican returns earlier than announced after surgery on foot
Rep. Jason Chaffetz was a team player for Republicans on Thursday when he rolled through the Capitol on a scooter to vote on the replacement of the 2010 health care law.
Chaffetz returned just a week after surgery on his foot after earlier saying he would miss three to four weeks while he recovered.
Following the vote, the congressman showed reporters in the hallway a -post-surgery photo of his foot.
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The Utah Republican had the surgery at the University of Utah Hospital to remove screws and a metal plate doctors installed 12 years ago after he broke his foot in a fall while working in his garage.
On April 19, he announced he wouldn’t seek re-election in 2018.
Jeremy Dillon contributed to this report.