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On the recordJanuary 11, 2018
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander), the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Heller), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain), and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) would have voted ``yea.''
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John Cornyn
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