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John Cornyn: The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven). Further, if present and voting…

On the recordSeptember 6, 2016
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) would have voted ``yea''.
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John Cornyn
Republican · Texas
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Sep 6, 2016

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