mr. manchin of west virginia. mrs. mccaskill of missouri. the vice president: please raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear that you will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that you bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that you take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which you are about to enter, so help you god? the group: i do. the vice president: congratulations, senators. [applause] the vice president: the clerk will call the names of the next group. the clerk: mr. menendez of new jersey. mr. murphy of connecticut. mr. nelson of florida. mr. sanders of vermont. the vice president: please raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear that you will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that you bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that you take this obligation freely, without any

mr. manchin of west virginia. mrs. mccaskill of missouri. the vice president: ease raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear that you will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies, foreign and domestic; thatou bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that you take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the ofce on which you are about to enter, so help you god? the group: i do. the vice president: congratulations, senators. [applause] the vice president: the clerk will call the names of the next group. the clerk: mr. menendez of new jersey. mr. murphy of connecticut. mr. nelson of florida. mr. sanders of vermont. the vice president: please raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear that you will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that you bear true faith and allegice to the same; that you take this obligation freely, without any mental

mr. manchin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from west virginia is recognized. mr. manchin: i ask unanimous consent the period of morning business be extended until -- the presiding officer: the senate is in a quorum call. mr. manchin: i ask the quorum call be vitiated. i ask unanimous consent the period of morning business be extended until 5:00 p.m. today and that all provisions of the previous order remain in effect. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. manchin: mr. president, i rise today to honor the life, legacy and service of a dear friend, john edward bresch. jack led a life filled with compassion. he worked tirelessly for everyone to have access to affordable, quality health care, especially needy children and families. his heart was as big as heaven. but jack's life was also a life of great humor. anybody who knew him also knew his warm and infectious laugh. it was a sure sign that jack was somewhere nearby because you could almost hear his laughter bef