[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 19, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S2506]
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  SENATE RESOLUTION 583--HONORING THE LIFE AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF FORMER 
UNITED STATES SENATOR THOMAS ALLEN COBURN AND EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES TO 
            THE FAMILY OF THOMAS ALLEN COBURN ON HIS PASSING

  Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. Lankford, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Schumer, 
Mr. Alexander, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Blackburn, 
Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Booker, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Braun, Mr. 
Brown, Mr. Burr, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carper, Mr. 
Casey, Mr. Cassidy, Ms. Collins, Mr. Coons, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Cortez 
Masto, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Daines, Ms. 
Duckworth, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Enzi, Ms. Ernst, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. 
Fischer, Mr. Gardner, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Graham, Mr. Grassley, Ms. 
Harris, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Hoeven, 
Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
King, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Lee, Mrs. Loeffler, Mr. Manchin, 
Mr. Markey, Ms. McSally, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Moran, Ms. 
Murkowski, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Paul, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Peters, 
Mr. Portman, Mr. Reed, Mr. Risch, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Romney, Ms. Rosen, 
Mr. Rounds, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sasse, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Scott of 
Florida, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Shelby, Ms. 
Sinema, Ms. Smith, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Tester, Mr. Thune, 
Mr. Tillis, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Udall, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Warner, Ms. 
Warren, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Young) submitted 
the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 583

       Whereas Thomas Allen Coburn was born on March 14, 1948, to 
     Anita Joy and Orin Wesley Coburn in Casper, Wyoming;
       Whereas Thomas Allen Coburn married his wife, Carolyn 
     Denton, in 1968;
       Whereas Thomas Allen Coburn graduated from Oklahoma State 
     University in 1970;
       Whereas Thomas Allen and Carolyn Denton Coburn have--
       (1) 3 daughters, Callie, Katie, and Sarah; and
       (2) 9 grandchildren;
       Whereas Thomas Allen Coburn ran the lens division of Coburn 
     Optical Industries from 1970 to 1978;
       Whereas Thomas Allen Coburn earned a medical degree from 
     the University of Oklahoma Medical School, graduating with 
     honors in 1983;
       Whereas, after graduating from the University of Oklahoma 
     Medical School, Thomas Allen Coburn opened Maternal and 
     Family Practice in Muskogee, Oklahoma, where Thomas Allen 
     Coburn served more than 15,000 patients;
       Whereas Thomas Allen Coburn was a dedicated physician whose 
     focus on patients was inexhaustible;
       Whereas Thomas Allen Coburn delivered approximately 4,000 
     babies during his career and would often see more than 30 
     patients in his office each day;
       Whereas Thomas Allen Coburn was elected to the House of 
     Representatives in 1994 and served as the Representative of 
     the Second Congressional District of Oklahoma from 1995 to 
     2001;
       Whereas, during the 6 years that Thomas Allen Coburn served 
     in the House of Representatives, Thomas Allen Coburn flew to 
     and from Washington, DC, every week so that he could continue 
     to serve his patients;
       Whereas Thomas Allen Coburn served as a Deacon at the First 
     Baptist Church in Muskogee, Oklahoma;
       Whereas Thomas Allen Coburn served as a United States 
     Senator from Oklahoma from 2005 to 2015;
       Whereas the annual ``Waste Book'' prepared by Thomas Allen 
     Coburn became 1 of the more high-profile reports published 
     each year and, collectively, the annual reports highlighted 
     trillions of dollars in questionable Federal spending on low-
     priority items for which taxpayers were paying;
       Whereas, in his farewell speech to the Senate, Thomas Allen 
     Coburn--
       (1) said, ``We do not have one problem we cannot solve. 
     There is nothing too big for us. They are all solvable.''; 
     and
       (2) encouraged the members of the Senate to work together 
     to solve the big challenges faced by the United States;
       Whereas Thomas Allen Coburn will be remembered for--
       (1) an uncompromising integrity and passion for public 
     service;
       (2) a profound commitment to fiscal responsibility and 
     limited government; and
       (3) a deep, unwavering Christian faith; and
       Whereas Thomas Allen Coburn was a loving husband, father, 
     grandfather, and son who passed away on March 28, 2020, at 
     the age of 72: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That--
       (1) the Senate--
       (A) has heard with profound sorrow and deep regret the 
     announcement of the death of the Honorable Thomas Allen 
     Coburn, former member of the United States Senate;
       (B) recognizes the life and achievements of the Honorable 
     Thomas Allen Coburn;
       (C) expresses condolences to the family of the Honorable 
     Thomas Allen Coburn on his passing; and
       (D) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the 
     Senate--
       (i) communicate this resolution to the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (ii) transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to the 
     family of the Honorable Thomas Allen Coburn; and
       (2) when the Senate adjourns today, it stand adjourned as a 
     further mark of respect to the memory of the Honorable Thomas 
     Allen Coburn.

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