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HAVE OUR BACKS

By: John Barrasso

Date: July 23, 2025

Location: Washington, DC

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Mr. BARRASSO. The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. McConnell) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Mullin).

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