Senate Majority Leader McConnell's focus when the Senate comes back will be judges, not coronavirus.
"It's a dangerous move that achieves nothing," a Democratic aide said of McConnell's decision to call the Senate back."It would be one thing if this were necessary to addressing the crisis and help people, but it's not about that."
He has helped usher through the confirmations of a record number of judges — 193 — during Trump's presidency, including two Supreme Court justices and 51 circuit judges. By comparison, the Senate confirmed only 55 circuit judges in all eight years of Barack Obama's presidency. "I think any time Republicans are talking about judges or pushing through judicial nominations, it's a win for them," said Garrett Ventry, a former Republican spokesman for the Senate Judiciary Committee.
because of his lack of experience, but the group added that it saw no concerns with his temperament or integrity.
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