Mike Enzi: “I wish to take a moment and do special thanks on the bill that was just passed. I congratulate everybody who has worked…”

“I wish to take a moment and do special thanks on the bill that was just passed. I congratulate everybody who has worked on the bill. It is going to make a difference for at least 145 million people in the United States. It is a very important bill, and it has been a long road with a lot of twists and a lot of difficulties. They all got ironed out with a very convincing vote. I appreciate all the people who participated in this effort and were able to lend their expertise, their knowledge, their background, and put together something that will solve the pension difficulties for this country. I particularly thank Senator Kennedy, who is the ranking member on my committee. He worked with me through the drafting in committee, getting it through committee, then merging it with the Finance Committee, then getting it through the Senate as a whole, and then serving on the conference committee to get it all ironed out. He has been delightful to work with on this issue and other issues that deal with health, education, labor, as well as the pension bill. I thank Senators Grassley and Baucus for their extremely hard work. They brought the finance piece, the tax part together. They are experts in that area. They work together extremely well and extremely hard. Without their participation, this bill would not have been possible.…”