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Cloture Motion (Executive Session)

The Senate voted on a cloture motion during an executive session, which is a vote to end debate and move to a final vote on the matter before the chamber. Senator Durbin announced that Senator Gallego of Arizona was absent. The motion passed 51 to 46, with most Republicans voting no and most Democrats voting yes.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Richard J. Durbin

Democrat
“The motion passed by a vote of 51 to 46.”
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I announce that the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Gallego) is necessarily absent. The yeas and the nays resulted--yeas 51, nays 46, as follows: The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Ricketts). On this vote, the yeas are 51, the nays are 46. The motion is agreed to. The Senator from Michigan.

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