Suppose that the vote on a recent gun control bill in the US Senate had the following results. Votes on Gun Control Bill Voted in Favor Voted Against Republican 23 20 Democrat 44 7 Other 2 4 If a reporter stops a random senator after the vote, what is the probability that the senator will either be a Democrat or will have voted for the bill? Express your answer as a simplified fraction or a decimal. Do not round any intermediate calculations.

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Suppose that the vote on a recent gun control bill in the US Senate had the following results. Votes on Gun Control Bill Voted in Favor Voted Against Republican 23 20 Democrat 44 7 Other 2 4 If a reporter stops a random senator after the vote, what is the probability that the senator will either be a Democrat or will have voted for the bill? Express your answer as a simplified fraction or a decimal. Do not round any intermediate calculations.

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