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The Senate will return to business in Washington next week, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell<\/a> announced Monday, promising modified procedures to keep lawmakers and staff safe while they get back to work amid the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n

The Kentucky Republican said doctors, nurses, truck drivers, grocery store workers and others are still on the job \u2014 and so should senators be.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis crisis has every part of our society in dire need of stability, clarity, and certainty. The Senate has already stepped up, but our work is not over,\u201d he said. \u201cI look forward to seeing all my colleagues next Monday.\u201d<\/p>\n

Senators were last in town in full in late March. The chamber has been holding mostly pro forma sessions in the weeks since, though it did pass a major infusion of cash for the stimulus law aimed at blunting the worst of the economic calamity from the virus.<\/p>\n

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has not set a firm date for return of her chamber, though the House is expected to also return on May 4. The speaker is studying how committees can operate and lawmakers might vote remotely.<\/p>\n

Senators\u2019 return comes as a number of state governors \u2014 mostly Republicans \u2014 eye reopening some shuttered businesses in order to get their economies moving again, sparking a debate about whether it\u2019s too soon.<\/p>\n

The agenda awaiting lawmakers in Washington is also very much in question.<\/p>\n

Mrs. Pelosi wants to see another law passed to send federal taxpayer money to states and localities, helping them plug budget holes that have arisen in dealing with COVID-19.<\/p>\n

Mr. McConnell has been cool to the idea, suggesting bankruptcy might be a better way for some states to go.<\/p>\n

President Trump and his team have distanced themselves from Mr. McConnell\u2019s remarks. Mr. Trump, meanwhile, has his own spending priority, hoping to get Congress to pass a massive infrastructure program he says can play a part in getting folks back to work.<\/p>\n

Mr. McConnell, meanwhile, said there\u2019s work to be done on limiting lawsuits to allow health care workers and small businesses continue to operate without fear of being put out of business by lawyers.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur nation is facing the worst pandemic in over a century and potentially the worst economic shock since the Great Depression. Our response must not be slowed, weakened, or exploited to set up the biggest trial lawyer bonanza in history,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Coming back into session is also critical for Mr. McConnell\u2019s goal of approving presidential nominations \u2014 particularly judges, who will hold office far after Mr. Trump has relinquished the White House.<\/p>\n

With the election looming and the GOP\u2019s grasp on both the White House and the Senate in question, conservatives are looking to fill every possible court vacancy they can.<\/p>\n

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