Mitch McConnell should not have sent the Senate home for the weekend

New cases of the coronavirus are appearing daily across the United States, and Congress has not yet finalized its financial relief package. Meanwhile, senators have returned home for their usual three-day break.

To his credit, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell canceled next week’s planned recess so the Senate can help the nation prepare for the coronavirus’s continued spread. But senators still disbanded on Thursday, putting policy-related solutions on hold until next week and allowing senators to travel to their home states.