The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Gardner), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Kirk), the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Paul), the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Shelby), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Vitter), and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Shelby) would have voted ``nay'' and the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Vitter) would have voted ``nay.''
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