jean atkins is an oregon gem. i wish her the best in retirement. i know that she has many more adventures ahead and many more contributions to make. thank you jean, for working hard to make oregon, our nation, and our world a better place. we will miss you. thank you. i yield the floor and i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from delaware. mr. coons: mr. president, i ask that the proceedings under the quormquorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. coons: come to the floor at the start of this new year and new congress to speak about how we can and why we must work together to improve the affordable care act. since work on health care reform really began in earnest in 2009, debate in this chamber and across this country has too often been defined by fantastic claims and fear fearmongering and in the midst of this division, i feel too often the experiences of real people have been lost. while politicia