McConnell has been under immense pressure for weeks to bring this bill to the floor - it has been one of the biggest news items - media campaigns are being waged against him, etc. precisely because he was not making this a top priority. And just a bit earlier today there was a border wall showdown at the White House where Trump was blasting Schumer for not allowing enough Senators to even vote to move a bill on border wall funding forward - that also made major news.
Who is John Galt?