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                            VOTE EXPLANATION

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I had the honor this morning of serving as 
the commencement speaker for the graduation ceremonies at the Virginia 
Military Institute. This longstanding

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commitment was the reason I was necessarily absent for the vote on the 
motion to table amendment No. 3427 to H.R. 3009 offered by Senator 
Gregg.
  Although my vote would not have affected the outcome, I would have 
voted against the motion to table.

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