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On the recordNovember 17, 2020
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander), the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Grassley), and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Scott). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) would have voted ``yea'', the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Grassley) would have voted ``yea'', and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Scott) would have voted ``yea''.
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota

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