[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 16096]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   LETTERS IN RELATION TO RESIGNATION

  Mr. COBURN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to have printed in 
the Record  letters related to my resignation as a Member of the U.S. 
Senate.
  There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:

                                                  U.S. Senate,

                                                November 12, 2014.
     Hon. Joseph R. Biden,
     President of the U.S. Senate.
       Dear Vice President Biden, please find the attached 
     document officially notifying Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin 
     of my intent to resign my Senate seat on January 3, 2015. I 
     further note that my resignation will be effective at 11:59 
     AM on that date.
       Thank you for your service to our nation.
           Sincerely,
     Tom A. Coburn, M.D.
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                                                  U.S. Senate,

                                                 January 17, 2014.
     Governor Mary Fallin,
     Oklahoma City, OK.
       Dear Governor Fallin, serving as Oklahoma's senator has 
     been, and continues to be, one of the great privileges and 
     blessings of my life. But, after much prayer and 
     consideration, I have decided that I will leave the Senate 
     before the end of my term.
       I am therefore resigning my Senate seat effective January 
     3, 2015. I am giving you substantial advance notice with the 
     hope that you will be able to schedule a special election 
     concurrent with the existing election schedule and not impose 
     any undue burden on Oklahoma taxpayers.
       Thank you for your service to our great state.
           Sincerely,
     Tom A. Coburn, M.D.

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