WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell was released from a hospital and will continue receiving treatment at a rehabilitation facility, his office said on Monday after one of Washington's most powerful figures suffered a fall last week. His continued treatment means McConnell will not be present when the Senate returns to Washington on Tuesday. A senior Senate Republican aide suggested McConnell could be in rehab for up to two weeks. As Senate minority leader, McConnell has taken a back seat to Biden and Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on the debt ceiling issue. McConnell served as Senate majority leader from 2015 to 2021 and as Senate minority leader since then.

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