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Sheldon Whitehouse: pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, I move to waive all applicable sections of that Act and…

On the recordFebruary 12, 2024
pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, I move to waive all applicable sections of that Act and any other applicable points of order for the consideration of H.R. 815. And I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk called the roll. Mr. THUNE: The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Ms. Lummis). =========================== NOTE =========================== On page S907, February 12, 2024, first column, the following appears: Mr. THUNE: The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Ms. Lummus). The online Record has been corrected to read: Mr. THUNE: The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Ms. Lummis). ========================= END NOTE ========================= The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 66, nays 33, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No.…
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island
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Feb 12, 2024

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