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On the recordOctober 16, 2019
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson), and the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) would have voted ``yea'' and the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson) would have voted ``yea.''
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota

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