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Cloture Motion (Executive Session)

The Senate held a vote in executive session on a cloture motion, which is a procedural vote to end debate and move to a final vote on an unspecified matter. The motion passed 49 to 48. Senators Hagerty, McConnell, and Murphy were absent; Senator Barrasso said Hagerty would have voted yes if present, and Senator Durbin announced Murphy’s absence. The statements do not indicate what nomination or measure the cloture motion concerned.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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John Barrasso

Republican
“Senators Hagerty and McConnell are absent. If Senator Hagerty were here, he would vote yes.”
Official Congressional Record

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Hagerty) and the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. McConnell). Further, if present and voting: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Hagerty) would have voted ``Yea.’’

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Richard J. Durbin

Democrat

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“Senator Murphy is absent. The motion passes by a vote of 49 to 48.”
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I announce that the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) is neccessarily absent. The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 49, nays 48, as follows: The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Budd). On this vote, the yeas are 49, the nays are 48, and the motion is agreed to. The motion was agreed to.

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