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Cloture Motion (Executive Calendar)

The Senate voted on a cloture motion, which is a procedural vote to end debate and move to a final vote on a nomination or matter on the executive calendar. The motion passed with 60 votes in favor and 35 against. Senators noted that several members were absent: Republicans Budd, McConnell, Murkowski, and Tillis, and Democrat Coons.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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John Barrasso

Republican
“Senator Budd, Senator McConnell, Senator Murkowski, and Senator Tillis are not here to vote.”
Official Congressional Record

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Budd), the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. McConnell), the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski), and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis).

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Richard J. Durbin

Democrat
“Senator Coons is absent. The vote passed with 60 yes votes and 35 no votes.”
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I announce that the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons), is necessarily absent. The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 60, nays 35, as follows: The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Armstrong). On this vote, the yeas are 60, the nays are 35. The motion is agreed to. The motion was agreed to.

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