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On the recordMarch 31, 2025
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from West Virginia (Mrs. Capito), the Senator from Mississippi (Mrs. Hyde-Smith), the Senator from Wyoming (Ms. Lummis), and the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski). Further, if present and voting: the Senator from West Virginia (Mrs. Capito) would have vote ``yea'' and the Senator from Mississippi (Mrs. Hyde-Smith) would have voted ``yea''.
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota

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