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“Vote on Austin Nomination (Executive Session)” mentioning John Thune was published in the Senate section on pages S98-S99 on Jan. 22.
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The publication is reproduced in full below:
Vote on Austin Nomination
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the Austin nomination?
Mr. INHOFE. I ask for the yeas and nays.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?
There appears to be a sufficient second.
The clerk will call the roll.
The senior assistant legislative clerk called the roll.
Mr. THUNE. The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from West Virginia (Mrs. Capito), the Senator from Mississippi (Mrs. Hyde-Smith), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis).
Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran) would have voted ``yea.''
The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Hirono). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote?
The result was announced--yeas 93, nays 2, as follows:
YEAS--93
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NAYS--2
HawleyLee
NOT VOTING--5
BurrCapitoHyde-SmithMoranTillis
The nomination was confirmed
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table, and the President will be immediately notified of the Senate's action.
The Senator from Oregon is recognized.
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