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Cloture Motion (Executive Calendar)

The Senate considered a cloture motion on a matter from the Executive Calendar, which is typically a nomination. The only discussion in the sample consisted of the Democratic and Republican floor managers announcing which senators from each party were absent and how absent members, such as Senator Cruz, were expected to vote. No arguments for or against the underlying nomination were recorded in these statements.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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John Barrasso

Republican
“Ten Republican senators could not be here for this vote. If Senator Cruz were here, he would have voted yes.”
Official Congressional Record

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman), the Senator from Alabama (Mrs. Britt), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz), the Senator from Nebraska (Mrs. Fischer), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Kennedy), the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. McConnell), the Senator from Florida (Mrs. Moody), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch), and the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Tuberville). Further, if present and voting: the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz) would have voted ``yea.’’

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Richard J. Durbin

Democrat

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“I am reporting that seven senators are absent for this vote.”

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    Signal 36 of 100

    Much of this statement went to praise, blame, greetings, routine procedure or general stories rather than reasons, requests or specific points.

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I announce that the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Cortez Masto), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman), the Senator from California (Mr. Padilla), the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Rosen), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen), and the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Smith), are necessarily absent. The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 43, nays 40, as follows: The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Ricketts). On this vote, the yeas are 43, the nays are 40, and the motion is agreed to. The motion was agreed to.

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