Another Elderly Congresswoman Receives Medical Attention After Falling Down Stairs

81-year-old Republican North Carolina Rep. Virginia Foxx suffered minor injuries after falling down the marble stairs outside the House chamber today.

She required medical attention and was bleeding after the fall.

However, the blood appears to have just been from a bloody nose and some cuts.

This news comes after both Nancy Pelosi and Mitch McConnell — also in their 80s — suffered similar falls recently.

Take a look:

🚨Representative Virginia Foxx, 81, is receiving medical attention after falling down marble stairs on the West side of the House. pic.twitter.com/FYXW1AV5qu

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) January 4, 2025

BREAKING: Representative Virginia Foxx is currently receiving medical attention after falling down marble stairs on West side of House, per ABC.

She is 81 years old.

Her stock portfolio is at all time highs. pic.twitter.com/kSHcQca7CH

— unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) January 3, 2025

Rep. Foxx has since posted an update on X, saying that she is okay and the injuries were minor:

Thank you to everyone for your prayers – just a few small cuts and I’m doing just fine.

I’m a mountain woman, and we’re tougher than a $2 steak.

— Virginia Foxx (@virginiafoxx) January 3, 2025

Newsweek reported:

North Carolina Representative Virginia Foxx fell while walking down the marble staircase outside the House chamber, her communications team tells Newsweek.

Foxx “seems to be okay,” her communications director, Alex Ives, told Newsweek. The Republican representative was walking over to speak to her family in the gallery of the House chamber when the incident occurred.

Foxx, 81, is the most recent elderly lawmaker to have hurt herself while on the job. Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, 84, was admitted to a hospital after sustaining a hip injury in Luxembourg. She required surgery and was seen without her signature stilettos when the House of Representatives reconvened Friday.

Just a few days before Pelosi’s accident, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, 82, fell and sprained his wrist after a Senate Republican lunch on Capitol Hill.

Ives told Newsweek that medical professionals looked after Foxx.

“Rep. Foxx slipped while walking down the marble staircase outside the House chamber after walking up to talk to her family in the gallery. After being helped to her feet, and looked over by medical personnel, she proceeded on her own to the Attending Physician’s office to get treated for a few individual cuts,” Ives said. “Everything seems to be okay.”

Foxx, along with the other members of the House of Representatives, were on the Hill on Friday for the first day of the 119th Congress. The House reelected Speaker Mike Johnson for a second term. Foxx was one of the members chosen to tally the votes.

Fox News added:

Republican Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., is receiving medical attention after suffering a fall at the U.S. Capitol on Friday, Fox News has learned.

Foxx, who chairs the House Education Committee, reportedly fell on the grand staircases on the GOP side of the Capitol, shortly after the House voted to re-elect Rep. Mike Johnson as Speaker of the House.

The congresswoman, 81, was bleeding after the incident and was seen being treated by the Capitol’s medical personnel.

Thank God Rep. Foxx did not suffer a more serious injury, like Pelosi’s broken hip.

But still, falling down the stairs at the age of 81 is extremely dangerous…

Her fall is sparking a renewed conversation about term limits over on X, and many telling her it’s time to retire:

Glad you are ok, however you need to retire. Same with Pelosi, McConnell, Waters, etc.

— Mesachick (@Mesachick1) January 3, 2025

Regardless of party affiliation, I hope you are okay.

At the same time, Congress needs term limits.

It’s not age that’s the issue, it’s the lack of fresh ideas.

Also, Congress needs a pay cut.

You guys are all terrible.

— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) January 3, 2025

With much love and respect I believe you should retire and let the younger generation take over. We need term limits and age limits.

— 🇺🇸SquidbillyCPO1 ✝️⚓️ ALOHA! HOLA! SHALOM! (@SquidbillyCPO1) January 3, 2025

Madam, I pray you recover quickly, but with all due respect, it’s time for you to retire.

Your constituents don’t deserve this.

— George (@BehizyTweets) January 3, 2025