The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio), and the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Strange). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio) would have voted ``yea.''
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