Mitch McConnell should not have sent the Senate home for the weekend
by Kaylee McGhee
March 13, 2020 04:05 PM New cases of the coronavirus are appearing daily across the United States, and Congress has not yet finalized its financial relief package. Meanwhile, senators have returned home for their usual three-day break.
To his credit, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell canceled next week’s planned recess so the Senate can help the nation prepare for the coronavirus’s continued spread. But senators still disbanded on Thursday, putting policy-related solutions on hold until next week and allowing senators to travel to their home states.
This allowance is irresponsible. This crisis requires our government’s complete attention because there are important policy-related questions that do not have answers. How will the federal government solve the testing shortage and make tests for the virus widely available? Will the government be able to ease the economic effects that have contributed to falling stocks?
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