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Lieberman asked his colleagues Tuesday afternoon not to file any more non-germane amendment to his bill.



The statement came after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellTrump, GOP aim to complete reshaping of federal judiciary Supreme Court fight should drive Democrats and help Biden Harris on SCOTUS fight: Ginsburg's legacy 'at stake' MORE (R-Ky.) proposed submitting an amendment to repeal healthcare reform, and after Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) filed an amendment to limit the purchase of high-capacity gun magazines.



"We can get this bill done and protect our security," Lieberman said Tuesday. "Nobody believes we're going to repeal ObamaCare this week or we're going to adopt gun control legislation."

He added that negotiators were fairly close to a deal on amendments but "not there yet."



The House abortion bill, which Lee's amendment essentially duplicates, has come under fire from supporters of abortion rights and advocates of D.C. home rule.



Anti-abortion groups, meanwhile, say the District's liberal policy on the issue merits reasonable limits. The 20-week timetable, they argue, matches some research that suggests fetuses can feel pain at that stage.



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