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HAVE OUR BACKS

By: John Barrasso

Date: July 22, 2026

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 Alaska (Ms. Murkowski).

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