Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is coming under fire on social media for laughing during an exchange over coronavirus relief during a debate Monday with Democratic rival Amy McGrath. McGrath challenged McConnell over his decision to allow a Senate recess in the spring rather than continue work on new relief measures for those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed more than 214,000 Americans. “The House passed a bill in May and the Senate went on vacation,” McGrath said as McConnell laughed. “You just don’t do that. Senator, it is a national crisis.”Kelsie Taggart of the progressive PAC American Bridge shared the clip on Twitter:

Source: Huffington Post October 13, 2020 04:38 UTC