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Mr. THUNE. The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven), and the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. McConnell).
Further, if present and voting, the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) would have voted ``nay.''
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