Posted September 29, 2017 8:30 am by Comments

By Christen Smith

Louisiana Republican Congressman Steve Scalise returned to the House of Representatives Thursday, still on the mend from a gunshot to the hip suffered during the congressional shooting three months prior. (Photo: CNN)
A wounded Rep. Steve Scalise — the Louisiana Republican nearly killed at a congressional baseball practice in June — returned to Capitol Hill Thursday to an emotional standing ovation.
“You have no idea how great this feels to be back here at work in the people’s house,” he said, per the Associated Press. “I’m a living example that miracles do happen.”
Just 10 days ago, the congressman’s recovery at a Washington D.C.-area inpatient rehab facility was ongoing and his hopes of getting back to work by the end of the month seemed all but dashed. Still, he managed to limp onto the House floor — on crutches and wearing sneakers, no less — ready to get down to business.
“I’m walking, I’m voting, I’m back to work,” he told a crowd of journalists Thursday as he made his way into the chamber.
The House Majority Whip nearly died June 14 after a lone gunman shot him in the hip during a baseball practice with fellow Republicans and staffers in Alexandria, Virginia. The team was preparing

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