Joe Wilson seeks medical attention after reported collapse at event

Longtime Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) is being evaluated at a local hospital in Washington, D.C. , after falling ill Tuesday night, according to the congressman's office.

The news comes after reports that Wilson collapsed at an event the day after House lawmakers returned to Capitol Hill after a monthlong recess.

Wilson, 77, has represented South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District since 2001. He is the latest member to suffer health-related problems after the late Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) died on Aug. 21 after more than a month of in-and-out hospital stays related to a respiratory infection.

Longtime Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee (D-TX) died on July 19, just one month after announcing that she had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-NJ) also died in late April after suffering a “cardiac episode” on April 6 that kept him on a ventilator in the intensive care unit at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center.

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It is unknown how long Wilson will be seeking medical attention, but any absences in the House are a thorn in the side of House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), who is navigating a four-seat majority. House lawmakers are set to vote on a continuing resolution Wednesday that would extend government funding until March of next year, with Republicans' voter integrity bill being attached to the spending bill.

Johnson is already facing a math problem in passing the continuing resolution, as at least six Republicans have publicly stated they will not vote for the spending bill even with the noncitizen voting bill, known as the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, attached.