John Thune said "The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander), the Senator from Iowa (Ms. Ernst), and the Senator from Nebraska (Mrs. Fischer). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) would have voted ``yea''." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJune 11, 2019

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander), the Senator from Iowa (Ms. Ernst), and the Senator from Nebraska (Mrs. Fischer). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) would have voted ``yea''.

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