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On the recordJuly 19, 2017
I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 397. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the passage of the bill. The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the ayes appeared to have it.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island
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Jul 19, 2017

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