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On the recordFebruary 11, 2016
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio), and the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan) would have voted ``yea.''
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John Cornyn
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