I announce that the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez), and the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) are necessarily absent. I further announce that, if present and voting, the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) and the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) would each vote ``yea.''
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