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BumRushDaShow

(160,940 posts)
Wed Jun 25, 2025, 03:45 PM Jun 2025

Schumer taken to hospital for dehydration amid DC heat wave

Source: The Hill

06/25/25 3:27 PM ET


Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) was taken to a local Washington-area hospital on Wednesday after becoming lightheaded at the Senate gym during the morning.

Schumer was treated for dehydration, according to a spokesperson for the Democratic leader, and returned to the Capitol for work.

“Leader Schumer was at the Senate gym this morning and got lightheaded,” the spokesperson said in a statement. “Out of an abundance of caution, he went to the hospital to be treated for dehydration and is now back at work in the Capitol.” “He wants to remind everyone to drink some water and stay out of the heat,” the spokesperson added.

The nation’s capital is experiencing an intense heat wave this week, with temperatures hovering near triple digits in recent days and not set to dip until Friday.


Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5369569-chuck-schumer-dehydrated-hospitalized/



That heat is nothing to play with in urban areas and you haven't been acclimated to it. It hit 100 here in Philly yesterday (including on my weather station) and is 98 out on my patio per my weather station (Philly airport hit 99 to break another record for this date) - and both days the dew points have been in the 70s.
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Schumer taken to hospital for dehydration amid DC heat wave (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Jun 2025 OP
Good advice for all--stay hydrated and out of heat. riversedge Jun 2025 #1
coincidence ? justsomeguy01 Jun 2025 #2
"like Louis Rukeysers 'grinning death mask'" BumRushDaShow Jun 2025 #4
I had to run an errand today nocoincidences Jun 2025 #3
I understand that there was an HVAC failure at KDIX, which is the big NEXRAD radar BumRushDaShow Jun 2025 #5
A sternly written letter Ishoutandscream2 Jun 2025 #6
... orangecrush Jun 2025 #12
I hope he feels better soon. The heat can over power you quicker than some of us realize. Passages Jun 2025 #7
Drink your water, Sen Schumer! Cha Jun 2025 #8
It's all relative I guess angrychair Jun 2025 #9
We don't normally get these temps until July/August BumRushDaShow Jun 2025 #10
The PNW doesn't get the humidity as the east coast fujiyamasan Jun 2025 #13
Absolutely gorgeous angrychair Jun 2025 #15
You forgot Bigfoot markodochartaigh Jun 2025 #17
Never angrychair Jun 2025 #21
It's been high 90s around 100 here in DC IronLionZion Jun 2025 #18
The good old east coast humidity Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2025 #11
These heat waves are even worse for seniors fujiyamasan Jun 2025 #14
I wish him a full recovery AllyCat Jun 2025 #16
Just arrived in DC yesterday mcar Jun 2025 #19
Yikes! Hugin Jun 2025 #20

justsomeguy01

(26 posts)
2. coincidence ?
Wed Jun 25, 2025, 03:49 PM
Jun 2025

Just yesterday I saw a recent photo of him and thought that his face looked thin, and that he looked QUITE unwell. I thought "hmm, too much Ozempic ?". I thought he looked much like Louis Rukeysers "grinning death mask" (I hasten to add - an expression popularized 20 or so years before he passed).

Anyone at any age can have a moment caused by heat. It happened to me once, about 15 years ago.

Edit to add obligatory - "hope he is OK".

BumRushDaShow

(160,940 posts)
4. "like Louis Rukeysers 'grinning death mask'"
Wed Jun 25, 2025, 04:22 PM
Jun 2025

I used to watch his show - especially when he had his dad on!!

nocoincidences

(2,425 posts)
3. I had to run an errand today
Wed Jun 25, 2025, 04:16 PM
Jun 2025

and my car temp gauge said 107. After driving a few minutes it cooled off to a comfy 103!!

BumRushDaShow

(160,940 posts)
5. I understand that there was an HVAC failure at KDIX, which is the big NEXRAD radar
Wed Jun 25, 2025, 04:25 PM
Jun 2025

used by NWS here in the Philly area (located at Joint Base Maguire-Dix-Lakehurst), and that knocked it out.

angrychair

(11,178 posts)
9. It's all relative I guess
Wed Jun 25, 2025, 05:51 PM
Jun 2025

I live in the PNW and my car said 75 yesterday and I had to crank the AC because that is hot for here

BumRushDaShow

(160,940 posts)
10. We don't normally get these temps until July/August
Wed Jun 25, 2025, 06:24 PM
Jun 2025

Literally the week before all this started, we were barely hitting the 70s and were mostly having PNW weather.

fujiyamasan

(723 posts)
13. The PNW doesn't get the humidity as the east coast
Wed Jun 25, 2025, 11:09 PM
Jun 2025

Makes the heat even more unbearable.

PNW summers are amazing. I lived in Portland for a while and I loved the views of Mt. Rainier and Mt. Hood in the summer.

angrychair

(11,178 posts)
15. Absolutely gorgeous
Wed Jun 25, 2025, 11:14 PM
Jun 2025

Weather in Oregon and people should move there but no one should move to Washington. It horrible. People are awful. Traffic. Bad weather. Vampires. It's a thing. People should never come here

IronLionZion

(50,008 posts)
18. It's been high 90s around 100 here in DC
Thu Jun 26, 2025, 07:42 AM
Jun 2025

Our power company has been offering rebates if people reduce their AC usage during peak times.

AllyCat

(18,240 posts)
16. I wish him a full recovery
Thu Jun 26, 2025, 12:27 AM
Jun 2025

That is best obtained by rest at home, drinking plenty of fluids, and resigning.

mcar

(45,381 posts)
19. Just arrived in DC yesterday
Thu Jun 26, 2025, 07:54 AM
Jun 2025

To spend a few weeks with family. It’s even more oppressive than Florida - but it is breaking this weekend.

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