Democratic Sen. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico is back in Congress.

Democratic Sen. Ben Ray Luján, who's recovering from a stroke, says he plans to be back at work in the Senate in “just a few short weeks” so he can vote on President Joe Biden’s forthcoming nominee for the Supreme Court.

More than 600 sitting senators have died or resigned since the first Congress met in 1789.

The Democrats’ fragile hold on the Senate majority has become vividly apparent with the sudden illness of of New Mexico Sen. Ben Ray Luján.

U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico is expected to make a full recovery after suffering a stroke and being hospitalized last week, when he began to experience dizziness and fatigue.