It was the 80th United States Congress in 1948, where the Senate Majority were Republicans, transferred over $12 billion (equivalent to $130 billion in 2019) in economic recovery programs to Western Europe. The 116th Congress, in 2020 lead by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, in a closed-door lunch in October, (ref. USA Today) told fellow Republicans he urged the White House not to strike a deal with Democrats on COVID-19 relief. The Grinch who stole relief while Americans are in dire need.