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HAVE OUR BACKS

By: John Thune

Date: May 10, 2023

Location: Washington, DC

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Mr. THUNE. The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Budd) and the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Tuberville).

Further, if present and voting, the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Budd) would have voted ``nay.''

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