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John Cornyn: The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander), the Senator from Georgia (Mr.…

On the recordMay 22, 2017
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson), the Senator from Utah (Mr. Lee), and the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) would have voted ``yea'', the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson) would have voted ``yea'', and the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski) would have voted ``yea.''
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John Cornyn
Republican · Texas
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May 22, 2017

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