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By: John Barrasso

Date: March 17, 2026

Location: Washington, DC

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Mr. BARRASSO. The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Cotton), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Lankford), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott), and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis).

Further, if present and voting: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis) would have voted ``Yea'' and the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham) would have voted ``Yea.''

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