Hastert Has Surgery for Kidney Stones
House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert was released from Rush Copley Medical Center in Aurora after kidney stone surgery, and aides said he planned to spend a few days recuperating at his Illinois home before returning to Washington.
The hospital said the 59-year-old Republican was discharged in good condition about 17 hours after he entered the facility Sunday night.
Hastert underwent the surgery after tests showed he had developed kidney stones. Doctors said he otherwise was in “excellent overall health,” according to the hospital.
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