I appreciate the senior Senator from Nevada protecting the bipartisan amendment that was put forward by the junior Senator from Nevada to make sure that stays in the bill. I suggest that we have a voice vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is…
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 urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment. Senator Murray proposes to establish a new women's health care and clinic safety and security fund to ensure that, among other goals, all women and men have access to health care services…
I thank the Senator from Oklahoma for letting me interrupt at this time. We passed a bill earlier, and normally I would have spoken after final passage, but I didn't want to hold people up who had transportation plans, so I reserved my…
I ask unanimous consent that the next amendments in order be the following: Cornyn amendment No. 2912 and Feinstein amendment No. 2910. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.
I urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment. Under ObamaCare, health insurance plans are decreasing, they are narrower, and they are giving sick individuals fewer choices and fewer options over their health care. Repealing ObamaCare is…
I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The amendment is printed in today's Record under ``Text of Amendments.'') The PRESIDING OFFICER. The…
I call up amendment No. 2916. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Wyoming [Mr. Enzi], for Mr. McConnell, proposes an amendment numbered 2916 to amendment No. 2874.
I ask unanimous consent that the next amendment be Paul amendment No. 2915 and that it be subject to a 60- vote affirmative threshold for adoption. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator…
I want to thank the Senator from Maryland for being willing to take a voice vote, knowing that would be in the minority. The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there is no further debate, the question is on agreeing to amendment No. 2913. The amendment…
I ask unanimous consent that Senator McCain be recognized to offer amendment No. 2884. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Arizona. Amendment No. 2884 to Amendment No. 2874 Mr…
next up of course will be the Paul amendment. I ask unanimous consent that following the vote on that amendment, the next amendments in order be the following: Cardin amendment No. 2913 and Coats amendment No. 2888. The PRESIDING OFFICER…
I urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment. I commend my colleague from Colorado for working to advance the needs of veterans. However, Senator Bennet proposes a $20-billion increase in spending paid for by a tax increase. I believe the…
for the information of my colleagues, I expect the amendments next in order after those will be Grassley amendment No. 2914, followed by Manchin amendment No. 2908, but that is not locked in yet. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from New…
I think Members are looking forward to an open and spirited debate about the future of America's health care system and the importance of restoring the trust of hard-working taxpayers. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator…
I also ask unanimous consent that two scores from CBO be printed in the Record: a score of H.R. 3762 as received in the Senate and a score of the McConnell amendment. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the…
I ask unanimous consent that the following staff members from my staff and from Senator Sanders' staff be given all-access floor passes for the duration of the consideration of H.R. 3762: Greg D'Angelo, George Everly, Tori Gorman, and…
I wish to submit to the Senate the budget scorekeeping report for December 2015. The report compares current law levels of spending and revenues with the amounts provided in the conference report to accompany S. Con. Res. 11, the budget…
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…
earlier this year, Congress approved its first balanced 10-year budget since 2001. In addition to helping make our government more efficient, effective, and accountable, this balanced budget resolution contained reconciliation instructions…
I ask unanimous consent that for the duration of the Senate's consideration of H.R. 3762, the majority and Democratic managers of the reconciliation bill, while seated or standing at the managers' desks, be permitted to deliver floor…
I ask unanimous consent that the time spent in quorum calls requested during Senate consideration of H.R. 3762 be equally divided and come off of the reconciliation bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is…
I yield such time as the Senator from Oklahoma needs to respond. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Sullivan). Senators are reminded that they will refer to each other in the third person. The Senator from Oklahoma.
For the information of Senators, this UC does not alter the existing traditions that prohibit the use of such devices in the Chamber by Senators in general, officers, and staff. It also does not allow the use of videos or pictures, the…
I ask unanimous consent that morning business be extended until 4 p.m. today, with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator…
shortly we will be getting on a bill to repeal ObamaCare. It comes as a part of the budget operation. It is a special debate that can result in the passage of a bill with 51 votes in the Senate. There will be a limit on the debate of 20…





