McConnell throws shade on Graham’s proposed national abortion ban
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The White House on Tuesday described a new bill imposing a nationwide ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy as "wildly out of step" with the country, pushing back hard on the legislation introduced by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement that the ban “would strip away women’s rights in all 50 states.” “This bill is wildly out of step with
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