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John Cornyn: The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Corker), the Senator from Texas (Mr.…

On the recordAugust 23, 2018
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Corker), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz), the Senator from Nebraska (Mrs. Fischer), and the Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz) would have voted ``yea.''
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John Cornyn
Republican · Texas
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Aug 23, 2018

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