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On the recordAugust 28, 2018
I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk called the roll. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Young). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 67, nays 28, as follows:
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island
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Aug 28, 2018

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