The last time his team took the field together was Wednesday at practice when a gunman opened fire and shot four people. The Louisiana congressman has undergone three surgeries and remains in critical condition, but he has shown signs of improvement after the second surgery, according to the Associated Press. Democrats won in an 11-2 blowout.
But Mr. Scalise is expected to recover. "I think it is a good time for us all to realize that those who serve in elected office are trying their hardest", says Costello, "they are in it for the right reasons, and we are human beings too and this was a very, very scary experience". Politico reported Thursday that a lobbyist for Tyson Foods who was also shot Wednesday, Matt Mika, remains in critical condition and will require additional surgeries, his family said Thursday.
Among others, Republican Representative Steve King wrote on Twitter that "violence is incited by the leading cultural voices of the Left" and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich cited an "increasing hostility on the left".
The person says investigators aren't sure of the significance of the names and it's not clear whether this was a list of people the attacker was targeting. Nonetheless, said Sava, "We fully expect him to be able to walk" and "hopefully run".
Dr Jack Sava described how a bullet from an assault rifle entered Mr Scalise's hip and went through his pelvis, shattering blood vessels, bones and internal organs.
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Warmbier , 22, a University of Virginia student, died Monday in Cincinnati , less than a week after his release from North Korea . She said it was rare to go somewhere on campus with Warmbier without him running into someone that he knew.
But Sava said an excellent recovery is a good possibility for Scalise. Sen. "Most importantly, we are forever grateful for the heroism of [Capitol police agents] Crystal Griner and David Bailey who saved everyone's lives at the baseball field that morning, including Steve's".
Scalise's security detail and other police officers shot and killed the assailant, James Hodgkinson of IL, who had lashed out against President Donald Trump and other Republicans over social media. "I'm prayerful he will pull through, and I hope he does", he said.
Congressional Democrats beat their Republican counterparts in Washington's annual charity baseball game, an event made important by the shooting of Rep.
Bailey received a hero's welcome from a record crowd of almost 25,000 at Thursday's game when he threw out the first pitch.
Hodgkinson, a Belleville, Illinois, home inspector who had been living out of his van near the park, had a social media page filled with criticism of Republicans and the Trump administration. On Friday, Bailey was spotted back in the Capitol building, on crutches and out of uniform, accepting congratulations from fellow officers.
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