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- But the amendment fell short by one vote of the required 60 votes to pass the chamber.
Four senators did not vote on the amendment: Lamar Alexander (R-TN), who is in self-isolation after a staffer tested positive; Ben Sasse (R-NE); Patty Murray (D-WA); and former Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders (I-VT).
Bernie has been MIA all month: https://projects.propublica.org/represent/members/S000033/votes-missed/116