In other Senate news, questions continue to swirl about Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell’s health. He has been hospitalized since June 14. McConnell heads the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee and is the former Senate majority leader. McConnell is set to retire after his term ends in January. On Wednesday, Kentucky’s Democratic Governor Andy Beshear sent a letter to McConnell demanding he provide a health update. Meanwhile, McConnell’s wife Elaine Chao, the former U.S. labor and transportation secretary, has returned home from a trip to China. She had faced criticism for remaining in China after McConnell was hospitalized. In a statement, she wrote, “The Senator’s health did not warrant an immediate return to the U.S.”