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'This is not normal': AOC unloads on McConnell's prolonged absence

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'This is not normal': AOC unloads on McConnell's prolonged absence

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez questions whether Mitch McConnell's months-long Senate absence is legal, while GOP senators insist he'll return for key votes.

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