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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 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. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 19, 2020 

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. HYDESMITH, 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 

RESOLUTION 

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lences to the family of Thomas Allen Coburn on his 

passing. 

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; 


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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 


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1 Resolved, That— 

2 (1) the Senate— 

3 (A) has heard with profound sorrow and 

4 deep regret the announcement of the death of 

5 the Honorable Thomas Allen Coburn, former 

6 member of the United States Senate; 

7 (B) recognizes the life and achievements of 

8 the Honorable Thomas Allen Coburn; 

9 (C) expresses condolences to the family of 

10 the Honorable Thomas Allen Coburn on his 

11 passing; and 

12 (D) respectfully requests that the Sec13 retary of the Senate— 

14 (i) communicate this resolution to the 

15 House of Representatives; and 

16 (ii) transmit an enrolled copy of this 

17 resolution to the family of the Honorable 

18 Thomas Allen Coburn; and 

19 (2) when the Senate adjourns today, it stand 

20 adjourned as a further mark of respect to the mem21 ory of the Honorable Thomas Allen Coburn. 

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