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John Cornyn: “The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte), the Senator from North…”

On the recordNovember 30, 2015
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Flake), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Kirk), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Portman), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio), the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Shelby), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis), and the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Vitter). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) would have voted ``yea.''
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John Cornyn
Republican · Texas
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Nov 30, 2015

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