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On the recordJanuary 21, 2016
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio), and the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) would have vote ``yea.''
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John Cornyn
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