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John Thune: The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz)…

On the recordJuly 29, 2019
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz), the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Gardner), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson), the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Paul), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Perdue), the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Sasse), and the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz) would have voted ``nay,'' the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Gardner) would have voted ``nay,'' the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham) would have voted ``yea,'' the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Sasse) would have voted ``nay.''
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota
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Jul 29, 2019

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