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McConnell Won’t Attend Ceremony Honoring RBG

September 25, 2020 at 10:41 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is on the “list of regrets” for the ceremony honoring Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the Capitol today, where she is the first woman ever to lie in state, NBC News reports.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is also not expected to attend.

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