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John Cornyn: The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio) and the Senator from South Carolina…

On the recordSeptember 18, 2017
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio) and the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio) would have voted ``yea''.
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John Cornyn
Republican · Texas
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Sep 18, 2017

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