GOP lawmaker, 81, receives medical attention after fall at US Capitol

Republican Rep. Virginia Foxx, RN.C., receives medical attention after suffering a fall US Capitol Friday, Fox News has learned.

Foxx, who chairs the House Education Committee, reportedly fell on the grand steps 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 Capitol medical staff.

MIKE JOHNSON RE-ELECTED HOUSE SPEAKER AS GOP MUTINY TREASURE DISSOLVES

Rep. Virginia Foxx, RN.C., leaves the House Republican Conference meeting at the Capitol Hill Club on Wednesday, May 16, 2018. (Bill Clark)

The congresswoman appeared to have a bloody nose, but it is unknown at this time if she suffered any serious injuries from the fall.

Foxx was seen leaving after the incident, reportedly being guided by medical assistants to the Capitol medical office.

Representative Virginia Foxx, a Republican from North Carolina, speaks during a press conference after a House Republican meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, Tuesday, March 9, 2021. (Al Drago/Bloomberg)

The congresswoman assured that she was okay after the fall with a humorous post on social media.

CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

“Thanks everyone for your prayers – just a few small cuts and I’m fine,” Foxx wrote in a post on X. “I’m a mountain woman and we’re tougher than a $2 steak.”