The Epoch Times
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) successfully defended his seat against Democratic challenger Amy McGrath on Nov. 3.
McConnell, 78, who’s represented Kentucky in the Senate for the past 36 years, handily defeated his opponent. With some 95 percent of precincts reporting, he held 58.2 percent of the vote to McGrath’s 37.8 percent.
He’s been the leader of Senate Republicans since 2007 and is expected to continue in that role.
Confirming Trump’s Judges
McConnell’s leadership has been instrumental in helping President Donald Trump enact his agenda, particularly on confirming judicial nominations. The Senate has confirmed 220 Trump-appointed federal judges, including three Supreme Court justices: Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett.
McConnell said on Oct. 30 that he plans to move forward with filling two vacancies in the circuit courts regardless of the election outcome.
Democrats hold a grudge against McConnell, particularly for leading the speedy confirmation of Barrett, who was sworn in eight days before the election without a single Democrat raising a hand for her.
Stimulus Package
McConnell’s first order of business after the election will be to negotiate a stimulus package to help Americans deal with economic damage caused by lockdowns imposed by state authorities in response to the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic.
He said on Oct. 30 that the package will likely be passed early next year, but needs to be leaner than Democrats have been proposing.
“We probably need to do another package, certainly more modest than the $3 trillion [House Speaker] Nancy Pelosi package. I think that’ll be something we’ll need to do right at the beginning of the year,” he said.
“We could target it particularly at small businesses that are struggling, and hospitals that are now dealing with the second wave of the coronavirus, and of course the challenges for education, both K–12 and college.”