I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on December 15, 2015, at 2:30 p.m., in room SR-418, of the Russell Senate Office Building. The PRESIDING OFFICER…
Mike Enzi
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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 ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on December 15, 2015, at 2:15 p.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``Afghanistan Intelligence Assessment.'' The PRESIDING…
I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on December 15, 2015, at 9:30 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. committee on foreign…
last year we made a promise to the American people. If we were elected to the majority, we would get Washington working again for American families. Republicans in the Senate have been focused on putting our country on not just another…
section 4305 of S. Con. Res. 11, the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2016, allows the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee to revise the allocations, aggregates, and levels in the budget resolution for legislation…
I rise today to express my strong support for S. 1177, the Every Student Succeeds Act. This legislation sends the responsibility of educating our Nation's students back to where it belongs--with States and local communities. I wish to…
I ask my colleagues to oppose this amendment. Mr. President, the pending amendment No. 2893 offered by Senator Casey would cause the underlying legislation to exceed the authorizing committees's 302(a) allocation of new budget authority or…
today we also passed the most comprehensive and far-reaching repeal of ObamaCare that is possible under the reconciliation rules. We expect the House to pass this version shortly and soon this repeal will head to the President's desk for…
section 4305 of S. Con. Res. 11, the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2016, allows the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee to revise the allocations, aggregates, and levels in the budget resolution for legislation…
I urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment. This amendment would exempt individuals eligible for advanced premium tax credits from the larger tax credit repeal in the bill. As a matter of policy and fairness, I do not believe that just…
after we finish the Grassley amendment and the Manchin amendment, I ask unanimous consent that the next amendments in order be the following: Bennet No. 2907 and Paul No. 2899. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…
the pending amendment No. 2910, offered by Senator Feinstein, contains matter that is not within the jurisdiction of the Finance Committee or the HELP Committee, and it is extraneous to H.R. 3762, a reconciliation bill. Therefore, I raise…
continuing to march through the amendments, I ask unanimous consent that the next amendments in order be the following: Grassley amendment No. 2914 Manchin amendment No. 2908. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection…
I urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment. I share my colleague's concern with the current state of mental health and substance abuse policies in the United States. Our health care system in many ways has failed to treat those who need…
continuing this advanced notice of what is coming up, I ask unanimous consent that the next amendment in order be the following: Shaheen amendment No. 2892. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered…
I urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment. Senators Casey and Baldwin have proposed an amendment to further shift the tax burden onto high-income taxpayers. It would pay for new tax credits with the Buffett tax through taxing foreign…
I ask unanimous consent that there be a 60- vote threshold for adoption of this amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The question is on agreeing to the amendment.
I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The question is on agreeing to the amendment. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk…
I ask unanimous consent that the next amendments in order be the following: Casey, No. 2893; and Heller, No. 2882. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Maine. Amendment No. 2885…
I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The question is on agreeing to amendment No. 2875. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative…
I ask unanimous consent that the remaining votes be 10 minutes in length and that the following amendments be in order following disposition of the Johnson amendment: the Brown-Wyden amendment No. 2883 and the Collins amendment No. 2885…
the pending amendment No. 2883 offered by the Senator from Ohio would cause the underlying legislation to exceed the authorizing committee's 302(a) allocation of new budget authority or outlays. Therefore, I raise a point of order against…
this week we have been debating the future of ObamaCare, which still remains unworkable, unaffordable, and more unpopular than ever. For millions of Americans, the law today represents nothing more than broken promises, higher costs, and…
I urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment. I refuse to ask more American taxpayers, who have sacrificed so much already, to satiate the boundless Washington appetite for spending. Spending on Medicaid has experienced a 137 percent…
I ask unanimous consent that during the vote series related to H.R. 3762, there be 2 minutes equally divided between each vote and that the first votes in the series be in relation to the Murray amendment No. 2876 and the Johnson amendment…





