“This is a direct threat to the safety of every family on the road, and I won’t stand for it.”
“It extends to making it possible for every New Yorker to take part in the things that make us human.”
“We shouldn't shut down air travel in a state that doesn't agree with our politics.”
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On the recordMarch 14, 2016
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Flake), 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. Sessions), and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio) would have voted ``nay.''
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