Patrick Leahy: “one factor that helps make someone a strong representative of their constituents is the body of experience they bring to…”

“one factor that helps make someone a strong representative of their constituents is the body of experience they bring to their job. Mike Enzi has spent his life representing his constituents, first as a mayor, then in the Wyoming Senate, and ultimately in the U.S. Senate, a post to which the people of Wyoming have elected and reelected him four times. While our States are quite different geographically, Wyoming, like Vermont, is State of close-knit communities, and it is easy to see how deeply Senator Enzi cares for his fellow Wyomingites and how firmly he prioritizes his constituents. As a Senator, he has worked to expand resources for vocational and technical education programs nationwide, and he has worked to protect and create jobs in Wyoming and across the United States as a strong advocate for domestic energy production from a diverse array of sources. Mike has been a longtime member and top Republican of the Senate Budget Committee and, before that, of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. Although we certainly have not agreed on many policy issues and priorities over the years, I have greatly appreciated working alongside Senator Enzi to fund and define many other legislative priorities to meet the needs of the American people. I will miss my fellow Italian-Irish friend. We were a proud caucus of the only two Irish-Italian American Senators.…”