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On the recordJuly 26, 2015
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Corker), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Flake), the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Sessions), and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) would have voted ``nay.''
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John Cornyn
Republican · Texas

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