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On the recordMay 15, 2013
I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg), the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray), and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Nelson) are necessarily absent. I further announce that, if present and voting, the Senator from Florida (Mr. Nelson) would vote ``nay.''
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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