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Cloture Motion

The Senate voted on a cloture motion, which is a procedure to limit debate and move to a final vote. The vote passed 86 to 12, with Senators Graham and McConnell absent. No substantive arguments about the underlying measure were recorded in this exchange.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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John Barrasso

Republican
“Senator Graham and Senator McConnell are absent. The vote was 86 to 12.”
Official Congressional Record

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Ms. Graham) and the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. McConnell). The yeas and the nays resulted--yeas 86, nays 12, as follows:

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