20 senators are already not present for a long day of voting before the holidays.

[brooklynite]

Politico

Here's the latest: The Senate may take recorded votes on several dozen of President Joe Biden's nominees rather than passing them through the quicker unanimous consent process, thanks to the intransigence of several Republican senators. However, 20 senators missed the first vote Friday.

Named:

Richard Burr (R-N.C.)
Tom Cotton (R-Ark.)
Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.)
Steve Daines (R-Mont.)
Joni Ernst (R-Iowa)
Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)
Deb Fischer (R-Neb.)
Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.)
Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.)
Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.)
Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)
Jerry Moran (R-Kan.)
Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.)
Rand Paul (R-Ky.)
Gary Peters (D-Mich.)
Rob Portman (R-Ohio)
Jim Risch (R-Idaho)
Mike Rounds (R-S.D.)
Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)
Richard Shelby (R-Ala.)

[PTWB]

1. Shameful.

[Tickle]

2. What are the

consequences of them not voting?

[pandr32]

3. Time to vote on stuff!

[uponit7771]

8. +1 !!!!

[Fiendish Thingy]

4. Don't you need just 51 present to proceed? Nt

[bucolic_frolic]

5. With that level of absenteeism we should be able to pass just about anything

Why aren't we revving up the sausage machine?

[AZSkiffyGeek]

10. I think we'd still need 48 to overcome the filibuster

And there's 4 from our caucus listed as absent...

[karynnj]

6. Long ago, there were many Senators - Democrat and Republican would pair up when not voting

because for some reason they were going to be gone. With so many Republicans gone, the votes scheduled will pass and quorum will be met.

[Beachnutt]

7. Do we have enough Democratic votes

without them ?

[AZSkiffyGeek]

9. Bernie's with the striking Kellogg's workers, isn't he?

And alas, Cruz and Hawley are still there...

[ShazamIam]

12. Yes, Bernie Sanders is with the Kellog workers.

https://news.yahoo.com/bernie-sanders-hails-kelloggs-strike-215043602.html

[IA8IT]

11. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) GOP Senate Leadership hiding from any recording device on the planet.

Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) seems to be stepping away from TFG what's a poor Koch puppet like Joni to do? Who is your master now Joni?