Handle non breaking spaces from the CLI

[rodesai]

Description

Have the CLI convert non-breaking spaces to spaces before handling statements

Testing done

Unit test, manual testing

Reviewer checklist

• [x] Ensure docs are updated if necessary. (eg. if a user visible feature is being added or changed).
• [x] Ensure relevant issues are linked (description should include text like "Fixes #")

[apurvam]

Should we try to close this out @rodesai ?

[apurvam]

Should we merge this dangling PR @rodesai?

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