A spokesperson for the former Senate leader said he was fine and the "lingering effects of polio" won't disrupt his work.

The 82-year-old Kentucky senator fell twice at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday but appeared to suffer no major injuries.

After the falls, McConnell was seen in a wheelchair as “purely a precautionary measure,” a McConnell spokesperson said. “Senator McConnell is fine. The lingering effects of polio in his left leg will not disrupt his regular schedule of work,” the spokesperson continued.

Fox confirms. McConnell falls down Senate stairs after voting to confirm Scott Turner as HUD Secretary. Unclear about injuries. But Fox is told he appears to be ok. McConnell was helped up by Sens. Steve Daines (R-MT) and Markwayne Mullin (R-OK).

U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell fell twice near the Senate chamber on Wednesday, Punchbowl News reporters said. In one fall, the Kentucky Republican fell down the stairs and walked away with help from other senators in addition to another fall inside the chambers,

Ky., is "fine," his office said Wednesday after he was seen using a wheelchair following a fall at the Capitol.

Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-S.D.), who will succeed McConnell as Senate GOP leader in January, told reporters following the weekly Senate GOP policy luncheon that McConnell is “fine” and “in his office.” He referred any questions about McConnell to the senator’s staff.