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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.

Quotes by year · 1997–20191,265 total · peak 2010 (247)
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Jul 11, 2017

We believe in the 80/20 rule. Ted and I agree on 80 percent of the stuff; we disagree on 20 percent of the stuff.

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Jun 27, 2017

For the information of my colleagues, the Congressional Budget Office released its estimate of H.R. 1628, the American Health Care Act of 2017, in May 2017. Information related to this House-passed bill can be found on the Congressional…

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Apr 4, 2017

You know, take 80 percent and the other 20 percent we can come handle another day.

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Apr 4, 2017

I do not want some future Commissioner to be sitting at this table 10 years from now discussing that they have not fully implemented Cures.

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Apr 4, 2017

Thank you Dr. Gottlieb for being willing to take this on and obviously to leave all those things behind that were very profitable.

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Mar 21, 2017

What we've got to do is get people moving up the ladder to where they're getting paid what they ought to be getting paid.

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Mar 21, 2017

In Wyoming, we have something called Climb Wyoming, and it's for single moms who want to get into a non-typical job.

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Mar 21, 2017

We knew that the purpose of that was to be able to get an evaluation for people that haven't been evaluated so they could find their place in the workforce.

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Mar 21, 2017

We were the last State to have one Job Corps center, and ours is in the middle of a reservation inhabited by two warring tribes, with high unemployment.

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Mar 21, 2017

Thank you, Mr. Acosta, for being willing to go through this process and serve.

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Mar 21, 2017

Women have more concentration than men do. They have more multi-tasking skills than men do.

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Mar 21, 2017

I'm interested in the disparity of anybody's pay and know that there's a Federal law that says if you're doing the same job in the same company, you're supposed to be getting the same pay.

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Mar 21, 2017

I've suggested that the small companies ought to be able to hire an expert for their particular type of business.

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Mar 13, 2017

The agreement that is often cited by my colleagues as the 'promise' didn't impose an obligation on the Federal Government.

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Mar 13, 2017

Congress should not provide Federal funding to a private pension plan.

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Feb 20, 2017

The undersigned organizations, representing America's agriculture, nutrition, conservation, rural development, finance, forestry, energy, trade, local government, plant/animal health, agricultural sciences and veterinary medicine, labor…

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Feb 15, 2017

Thank you for the opportunity to say a few words, Mr. Chairman.

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Feb 15, 2017

Wyoming has the lowest population in the Nation, and we have also had a devastating economic hardship because the last administration did not like energy.

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Feb 15, 2017

I think around here that makes you overqualified, unfortunately.

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Feb 15, 2017

We do have an outstanding nominee before us who has had a good life outside of Washington. And she does not need to be subject to personal attacks or made into a symbol of partisan discord.

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Feb 6, 2017

It is always disturbing to sit in this Chamber and listen to some of the speeches. I am wondering if even a saint could get approved without a filibuster in this body.

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Jan 31, 2017

We should free Americans from that burden of the death tax, allowing them to preserve the livelihoods for their families and future generations.

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Jan 31, 2017

Do you agree that our current international tax system is outdated and places U.S. companies at a competitive disadvantage?

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Jan 31, 2017

One way to promote economic growth is through tax reform that does not increase the debt.

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Jan 31, 2017

Congress must implement these reductions and deficit spending and economic growth policies to put our Nation on a better fiscal path.

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