It was Thursday afternoon before a Senate recess was about to begin, and senators were in a hurry — especially Marsha Blackburn.

As senators bolted from the chamber after <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2021/03/25/politics/paycheck-protection-program-extension-senate-vote/index.html" target="_blank">the week’s final vote</a> to catch their afternoon flights, the Tennessee Republican hopped in a waiting car along