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On the recordDecember 4, 2019
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson), the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski), and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson) would have voted ``yea.''
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota

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