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Chuck Schumer taken to hospital for dehydration treatment

Sen. Chuck Schumer briefly hospitalized for dehydration
Sen. Chuck Schumer briefly hospitalized for dehydration 00:28

Washington — 365bet¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was taken to the hospital and treated for dehydration on Wednesday "out of an abundance of caution," a spokesperson for his office said. 

The New York Democrat, 74, was at the 365bet¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ gym in Washington while an extreme heat advisory was in effect. 

"Leader Schumer was at the 365bet¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ gym this morning and got lightheaded," a Schumer spokesperson said. "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."

The spokesperson added that Schumer "wants to remind everyone to drink some water and stay out of the heat."

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