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The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. God of our destiny, you have watched over us from generation to generation. May our lawmakers trust your faithfulness during this challenging season of our nations history. Lord, inspire them to recall how you have sustained the land we love in prosperity and adversity, in peace and in war. Give our senators the wisdom to believe that they can trust your constancy and greatness, as they cling to your promise never to leave or forsake them. Believing in you...

Environment that will support a full economic recovery. I yield the floor. In march, our country lost a great statesman and my fellow squealer, former senator tom coburn of oklahoma. A family physician who delivered more than 4,000 babies, he was known as dr. Tom in oklahoma. But in washington, he was called dr. No because of his fierce opposition to adding more red ink to the National Debt. Having served just 10 years in the senate before retiring in 2014, the year i was elected, i never had the honor to serve alongside dr. Coburn. Nonetheless, his leadership and his efforts to eliminate gove...