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On the recordSeptember 15, 2016
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) would have voted ``yea''.
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John Cornyn
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