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On the recordDecember 9, 2019
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio), the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Sasse), and the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) would have voted ``yea'' and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio) would have voted ``yea.''
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota

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