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Sen. Schatz: Barrett confirmation "the most rank hypocrisy I've ever seen" "We're not the world's greatest deliberative body. We're just a little factory that approves federal judges," Schatz said. "And that's how [Republican Senate Majority Leader] Mitch McConnell wants it." There's "no legislating going on," the senator said. "But it's especially egregious when so many people need so much help," he added, describing the lives and jobs and businesses lost due to the health crisis. "And the highest priority for Mitch McConnell is stacking the courts." "It's not a trivial thing that you held up Merrick Garland," Schatz said, referring to the refusal by Senate Republican to take up President Barack Obama's nominee for the high court in 2016. "Inside of this body, we're supposed to care about stuff like that. Inside of this body, your word is supposed to count for stuff like

Democrats urge Bloomberg to invest in Senate races as McConnell-linked super PAC spends big Democratic presidential candidate, former New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg makes a stop at one of his campaign offices in the Little Havana neighborhood on March 3, 2020 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Democratic fundraisers are privately urging billionaire former presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg and his team to invest in hotly contested Senate races with just over a week until Election Day, according to people familiar with the matter. The pleas come as a super PAC aligned with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell floods these races with cash on behalf of the GOP candidates. The Senate Leadership Fund, which is run by allies of McConnell, is outraising and often outspending its Democratic counterpart, Senate Majority PAC, down the stretch. The Democratic group is linked to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. Bloomberg’s response to some people has not been encouraging, a