Sanders undergoes elective outpatient hernia procedure


              In this photo taken Nov. 29, 2015, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks in Manchester, N.H.  Sanders is undergoing an elective outpatient hernia repair procedure. That's the word from the Vermont senator's office on Monday. In a brief, one paragraph statement, Sanders' office said he was having the procedure done at George Washington University Hospital in Washington. (AP Photo/Cheryl Senter)
In this photo taken Nov. 29, 2015, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks in Manchester, N.H. Sanders is undergoing an elective outpatient hernia repair procedure. That's the word from the Vermont senator's office on Monday. In a brief, one paragraph statement, Sanders' office said he was having the procedure done at George Washington University Hospital in Washington. (AP Photo/Cheryl Senter)

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders underwent an elective outpatient hernia repair procedure on Monday.

In a brief, one paragraph statement, the Vermont senator's office said he had the procedure done at George Washington University Hospital in the district.

His office said Sanders, 74, will resume his Senate duties on Tuesday.

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