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On the recordJune 23, 2015
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Corker) and the Senator from Utah (Mr. Lee). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Corker) would have voted ``yea.''
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John Cornyn
Republican · Texas

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