Schumer Opens Orientation to All New Senators, Including McCormick, Gallego

The Senate majority leader had not extended invitations to two candidates in close races.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) (C) welcomes new Democratic senators-elect (L–R) Andy Kim (D-N.J.), Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), and Elissa Stotkin (D-Mich.) during a photo opportunity in his office at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Nov. 12, 2024. Allison Robbert/AFP via Getty Images

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has opened up this week’s Senate orientation to all new senators.

Schumer and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) welcomed newly-elected senators, including Pennsylvania Republican Dave McCormick and Arizona Democrat Ruben Gallego, to Capitol Hill on Nov. 12.