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“this is, in a sense, the identical vote we just cast. This is the Murray amendment, as amended by the Santorum- Hutchison-Craig amendment. I encourage my colleagues to vote for this amendment. I again thank the Senator from Washington. As we said during the debate, she was right and we got bad information. The Senator from Idaho, the Senator from Texas, as well as cooperation on the other side of the aisle, have gotten to the bottom of this. We have a lot more work to do. This is a good first step, and I encourage an ``aye'' vote on the amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to amendment No. 1052, as amended. The yeas and nays have been ordered. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk called the roll. Mr. McCONNELL. The following Senators were necessarily absent: the Senator from Utah (Mr. Bennett), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Martinez), and the Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain).”