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Mike Enzi is a former U.S. Senator from Wyoming, serving from 1997 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Enzi was known for his work on various committees, including the Senate Budget Committee and the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. Throughout his tenure, he focused on fiscal responsibility, education reform, and healthcare issues. Enzi was recognized for his collaborative approach, often working across party lines to achieve legislative goals.
I thank the Senator for his comments. I don't get invited many places to speak because I talk about what the Senator has been talking about. It depresses people, but it is about time we got depressed over the budget and made some changes…
last week I lost my chief of staff whom I have worked with in various roles for over 40 years. A member of my staff, Ron Hindle, wrote a remembrance on behalf of the staff that begins with this: September 21st was a day that my fellow Enzi…
section 251 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, BBEDCA, establishes statutory limits on discretionary spending and allows for various adjustments to those limits, while sections 302 and 314(a) of the…
resisting the urge to counter the diatribe I just heard, I will talk on a topic that is really important to America. I don't always agree with what I read in the New York Times, but this caught my eye, and I want to share it with my…
I would mention that the Congressional Budget Office has prepared a revised cost estimate for the committee- reported S. 2848, and I have a copy of the letter here, which says that CBO estimates that the net changes in outlays and revenues…
parliamentary request: Is this the proper time for me to make the motion? Has everyone finished with debating? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Wyoming.
I am going to return the discussion to the legislation that is actually on the floor at the moment, and that is the Water Resources Development Act. It is a necessary update for Corps projects and for water quality systems, and I applaud…
I submit to the Senate the budget scorekeeping report for September 2016. The report compares current law levels of spending and revenues with the amounts the Senate agreed to in the budget resolution for Fiscal Year 2016, the conference…
I have heard from many individuals in my home State of Wyoming that they believe the U.S. Department of Education is attempting to supersede the clear intent of the Every Student Succeeds Act through the regulation process.
before I give my speech, I ask unanimous consent for Senator Portman to have 1 minute. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Bill
I rise to discuss America's broken budget process and the Senate Budget Committee's continuing effort to provide solutions to place our Nation's budget on a better, sustainable path. Last year, on May 5, the Senate passed its first…
there is another article that the Washington Times did called ``Budget chairman to propose bipartisan overhaul of congressional budget process.'' It has bipartisan quotes from members of the committee. I ask unanimous consent that it be…
I move to concur in the House amendments to the Senate amendments to H.R. 636. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the time until 1:45 p.m. will be equally divided between the leaders or their designees. The Senator from…
as chairman of the Budget Committee, I come to the floor on a regular basis and give some bad news, hopefully in small doses. If the small doses don't work, I am going to have to go to larger doses, but we do have a crisis of overspending…
each year the Wyoming Agriculture Hall of Fame asks for nominations of farmers, ranchers, and others who contribute to the agriculture industry in Wyoming. After the nominations are received, a panel of three judges selects those who will…
I rise today to talk about the tough situation my home State of Wyoming finds itself in and to urge my colleagues to take a page from Wyoming's book. Last week, Wyoming's Governor proposed cutting $248 million from the State budget because…
today I wish to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service. On August 25, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed a bill creating the National Park Service to oversee the country's parks and monuments. Since then, the…
In the Senate there are distinctly different jobs. The appropriators get to set the maximum amount of money that you can do.
You and I had a phone conversation prior to your HELP Committee confirmation hearing in which you kind of conveyed to me that you didn't intend to follow the Every Student Succeeds Act as it's written.
I expect that you won't do it as well. I'd encourage you to answer all congressional inquiries within a timely manner.
section 251 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 establishes statutory limits on discretionary spending and allows for various adjustments to those limits, while sections 302 and 314(a) of the Congressional…
The Patient CARE Act would repeal Obamacare, and instead build the economy, empower the individual, and reduce health care costs.
When we were first discussing healthcare changes, there were 49 million people that were uninsured. Today there are still approximately 30 million people uninsured.
The Federal Government should do all it can to support small business employers and employees, rather than increasing burdensome regulations.
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