,,iii #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #eci ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,september #i1 #bjad ,mr4 ,leahy 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mr4 ,reid1 ,mr4 ,mc,connell1 ,mr4 ,alexander1 ,ms4 ,ayotte1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,barrasso1 ,mr4 ,begich1 ,mr4 ,bennet1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,blunt1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mrs4 ,boxer1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,mr4 ,burr1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4 ,carper1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,mr4 ,chambliss1 ,mr4 ,coats1 ,mr4 ,coburn1 ,mr4 ,cochran1 ,ms4 ,collins1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,corker1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,donnelly1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,enzi1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mrs4 ,fischer1 ,mr4 ,flake1 ,mr4 ,franken1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,graham1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 ,mrs4 ,hagan1 ,mr4 ,harkin1 ,mr4 ,hatch1 ,mr4 ,heinrich1 ,ms4 ,heitkamp1 ,mr4 ,heller1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,hoeven1 ,mr4 ,inhofe1 ,mr4 ,isakson1 ,mr4 ,johanns1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,wisconsin1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,south ,dakota1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,mr4 ,kirk1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,ms4 ,landrieu1 ,mr4 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,levin1 ,mr4 ,manchin1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,mc,cain1 ,mrs4 ,mc,caskill1 ,mr4 ,menendez1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,ms4 ,mikulski1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,ms4 ,murkowski1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,nelson1 ,mr4 ,paul1 ,mr4 ,portman1 ,mr4 ,pryor1 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4 ,roberts1 ,mr4 ,rockefeller1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,schatz1 ,mr4 ,schumer1 ,mr4 ,scott1 ,mr4 ,sessions1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,shelby1 ,ms4 ,stabenow1 ,mr4 ,tester1 ,mr4 ,thune1 ,mr4 ,toomey1 ,mr4 ,udall of ,colorado1 ,mr4 ,udall of ,new ,mexico1 ,mr4 ,vitter1 ,mr4 ,walsh1 ,mr4 ,warner1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 ,mr4 ,wicker1 and ,mr4 ,wyden7 submitted the following resolution2 which was considered and agreed to ,,resolution ,relative to the death of ,james ,m4 ,jeffords1 former ,united ,states ,senator for the ,state of ,vermont4 ,whereas ,james ,m4 ,jeffords was born in the state of ,vermont1 and graduated ,yale ,university and ,harvard ,law ,school2 ,whereas ,james ,m4 ,jeffords served in the ,united ,states ,navy from #aief to #aiei and later in the ,naval ,reserve1 retiring as captain2 ,whereas ,james ,m4 ,jeffords began his service to his beloved state of ,vermont by serving in the ,vermont ,senate from #aifg to #aifh and as ,vermont ,attorney ,general from #aifi to #aigc2 ,whereas ,james ,m4 ,jeffords was first elected to the ,united ,states ,house of ,representatives in #aigd and served seven terms as ,representative from the ,state of ,vermont2 ,whereas in #aihh1 ,james ,m4 ,jeffords was first elected to the ,united ,states ,senate and faithfully served the people of the ,state of ,vermont for three terms as a ,senator2 ,whereas ,james ,m4 ,jeffords held a lifetime voting percentage of #if4b1 casting over #e1hjj votes over #ah years2 ,whereas ,james ,m4 ,jeffords served as the ,chairman of the ,committee on ,labor and ,human ,resources1 the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions1 and the ,committee on ,environment and ,public ,works3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate has heard with profound sorrow and deep regret the announcement of the death of the ,honorable ,james ,m4 ,jeffords1 former member of the ,united ,states ,senate4 ,that the ,secretary of the ,senate communicate these resolutions to the ,house of ,representatives and transmit an enrolled copy thereof to the family of the deceased4 ,that when the ,senate adjourns today1 it stand adjourned as a further mark of respect to the memory of the ,honorable ,james ,m4 ,jeffords4