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OFFICIALS LEGISLATION INTEREST GROUPS PUBLIC STATEMENTS COMMITTEES VETOES

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By: John Barrasso

Date: Jan. 12, 2026

Location: Washington, DC

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Mr. BARRASSO. The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz), the Senator from Iowa (Ms. Ernst), the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Hagerty), the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Paul), and the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch).

Further, if present and voting: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Hagerty) would have voted ``Yea.''

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