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On the recordMay 4, 2017
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson) and the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Sasse). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson) would have voted ``yea'' and the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Sasse) would have voted ``nay.''
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John Cornyn
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