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On the recordJuly 28, 2021
I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk called the roll. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Baldwin). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote?
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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