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Rep. Weldon Undergoes Heart Bypass Surgery

Associated Press

Rep. Curt Weldon (R-Pa.) was listed in stable condition after heart bypass surgery because of a blocked artery.

Weldon, 48, underwent the four-hour operation Friday at Bethesda Naval Hospital outside Washington. His chief of staff, Doug Ritter, said Weldon would remain in the hospital for about a week and spend four more weeks recuperating at his home in Aston, Pa.

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