The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Flake), the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Paul), and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) would have voted ``yea.''
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