Mitch McConnell Slammed For Taking Weekend Off, Attending Event With Brett Kavanaugh As Coronavirus Bill Waits – By Nathan Francis (Inquisitr) / March 14 2020
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is coming under fire for taking the weekend off from Washington and attending an event with Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh while a bipartisan coronavirus stimulus bill awaits his approval.
As Talking Points Memo noted, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi shepherded through an economic response package to the coronavirus that won widespread support among Republicans and a stamp of approval from President Donald Trump, but it now must wait until McConnell returns to the Senate after spending the weekend away. The Courier-Journal reported that McConnell left Washington to attend an event in Louisville with Kavanaugh on Friday and would not be coming back until the end of the weekend.
Leaders in both the House and Senate are calling on McConnell to return to Washington and pass the legislation as quickly as possible so it can get to Trump’s desk.
“Senator McConnell and Republicans should pass this legislation as is immediately so it can get to the president’s desk to he can sign it right away,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Twitter.
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