Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has extended Senate orientation invitations to Pennsylvania Republican Dave McCormick and Arizona Democrat Ruben Gallego after previously withholding them while their respective races remained unsettled.
Schumer previously insisted the Pennsylvania race had not yet been decided, despite the Associated Press calling it for McCormick over incumbent Democrat Bob Casey, who has yet to concede. “We will invite the winner once the votes are counted,” a spokesperson for Schumer said in a statement on Sunday.
The AP called Gallego’s race late Monday night, marking the final Senate race call of the 2024 elections.
“Ruben Gallego and David McCormick have been invited to attend orientation,” a spokesperson for Schumer said Tuesday morning.
Schumer’s decision comes after he faced growing pressure since Sunday to invite both senators-elect to the orientation. Republican senators opposed Schumer’s decision to block McCormick on social media, even offering to escort McCormick to the Capitol.