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Forty-eight Republicans and 37 Democrats voted for the bill; six Republicans and seven Democrats voted against the bill (two senators didn&#8217;t vote).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can find details of what&#8217;s in the bill here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br\/> The version of the bill the Senate passed still needs to be reconciled with the version the House passed earlier this year before it can be sent to President Obama for his signature or, as he has threatened, his veto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is how individual senators voted Tuesday:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Alabama:\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><br\/> Sessions, Yes\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<br\/> Shelby, Yes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Alaska:\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><br\/> Murkowski, Yes\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<br\/> Sullivan, Yes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Arizona:\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><br\/> Flake, Yes\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<br\/> McCain, Yes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Arkansas:\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><br\/> Boozman, Yes\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<br\/> Cotton, Yes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>California:\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><br\/> Boxer, Not Voting\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<br\/> Feinstein, Yes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Colorado:\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><br\/> Bennet, Yes\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<br\/> Gardner, Yes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Connecticut:\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><br\/> Blumenthal, Yes<br\/> Murphy, Yes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Delaware:\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><br\/> Carper, Yes<br\/> Coons, Yes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Florida:\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><br\/> Nelson, Yes<br\/> Rubio, Yes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Georgia:\u00a0\u00a0 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Gillibrand, No\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<br\/> Schumer, Yes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>North Carolina:\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><br\/> Burr, Yes<br\/> Tillis, Yes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>North Dakota:\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><br\/> Heitkamp, Yes<br\/> Hoeven, Yes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ohio:\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><br\/> Brown, Yes<br\/> Portman, Yes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Oklahoma:\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><br\/> Inhofe, Yes\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<br\/> Lankford, Yes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Oregon:\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><br\/> Merkley, No<br\/> Wyden, No<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Pennsylvania:\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><br\/> Casey, Yes<br\/> Toomey, Yes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Rhode Island:\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><br\/> Reed, Yes<br\/> Whitehouse, Yes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p 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