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John Cornyn: “The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander), the Senator from Missouri…”

On the recordFebruary 29, 2016
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio), the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Shelby), the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey), and the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Vitter). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) would have voted ``yea'', the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan) would have voted ``yea'', and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) would have voted ``yea.''
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John Cornyn
Republican · Texas
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Feb 29, 2016

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