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On the recordMay 19, 2020
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) would have voted ``yea.''
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota

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