Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will be back to prioritizing President Trump’s judicial nominations when the Senate returns to Washington on Monday.
A Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for a controversial judicial pick has been slated for Tuesday, according to NBC News, which will be one of the first things senators tackle when work resumes.
House Democrats announced Tuesday that they will no longer come back to D.C. on May 4, due to health concerns expressed by the Attending Physician of the United States Congress.
“There was a risk to members that he would not recommend taking,” said House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer on a call with reporters Tuesday, explaining that the doctor pointed to the fact that D.C.’s coronavirus cases haven’t peaked yet.
Hoyer also explained that it didn’t make sense for the House to come back into session when the contents of the next coronavirus aid package haven’t been worked out.
McConnell has stood firm on senators coming back to work.
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