WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, challenged Congress to come together to fix America’s broken budget process and address the fiscal challenges facing our nation. During Enzi’s time leading the Budget Committee, both have been priorities. Enzi was able to reform the Senate Budget Committee’s rules, which […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Budget Committee today released a new majority staff report showing the federal government’s current approach to housing assistance is falling short and calling on Congress to take steps to improve this system. Federal housing assistance is scattered across 20 different federal entities that administer 160 housing assistance programs and activities, […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a hearing today on the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) recently released updated budget outlook, Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) said while Congress remains focused on the pandemic facing the country, it must begin to address the national debt. “CBO’s updated budget projections confirmed what we all knew, that the […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Bipartisan legislation to reform the budget process sponsored by Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) and cosponsored by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) was included in an annual list of “No Brainer” bills that deserve passage by Congress. The list is compiled by the National Taxpayers Union and is made up of bills that […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a roundtable to examine federal housing assistance programs, Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) today said the federal government’s current approach to housing assistance is falling short and that Congress should initiate a review and take steps to improve this system. The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) found housing assistance […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Government Accountability Office (GAO) today released a new report showing that while the federal government has made progress in federal financial management because of the Chief Financial Officers Act, serious challenges remain in achieving effective fiscal improvements across the government. GAO recommended several actions Congress could take to address these issues. Senate Budget […]
WASHINGTON D.C. – The United States Senate today confirmed Derek Kan as the deputy director of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The Senate earlier this month confirmed Russell Vought to be Director of OMB. “Mr. Kan has the necessary experience for this key position at OMB, and I am glad he […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee today approved Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) and Senator Mark Warner’s legislation (D-VA) to strengthen federal financial management. The bill would update the Chief Financial Officers (CFO) Act of 1990, which created a new foundation for federal financial management. The law established […]
WASHINGTON D.C. – During a speech on the Senate floor today, Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, called on Congress to be mindful of the nation’s unsustainable fiscal debt and deficit as lawmakers tackle a new bill to address the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. “I recognize the unprecedented crisis presented by COVID-19 […]
WASHINGTON D.C. – The United States Senate today approved Russell Vought as the next director of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Director Vought was currently serving as Acting Director of OMB, and was previously confirmed as the agency’s Deputy Director. “I am pleased to see Mr. Vought confirmed to this vital […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a nomination hearing for Derek Kan to be the Deputy Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) today said that the nation must begin working to address its growing debt and deficits. “Our nation continues to confront an unprecedented crisis, […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) today raised a budget point of order under the Senate’s pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) rule against the Great American Outdoors Act, which would increase the deficit by more than $17 billion over the next 10 years. “This bill is just the latest in an unprecedented spending spree […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Budget Committee today voted to approve Russell T. Vought to be director of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Vought currently serves as Acting Director of OMB and was previously approved by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee earlier this week. His nomination now moves on to the […]
Washington, D.C. – Our national parks are an important source of pride for our country, but unfortunately they are in desperate need of repair and maintenance that will cost nearly $12 billion, according to U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo. Speaking on the Senate floor today, Enzi advocated for an amendment to the Great American Outdoors […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a nomination hearing for the Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) today said that he is increasingly concerned that the nation will not have the fiscal tools to address the next fiscal crisis. “While addressing the current pandemic was […]
U.S. Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso and Congresswoman Liz Cheney, all R-Wyo., released the following statements after agreeing to serve on President Trump’s task force dedicated to reopening the economy. “I look forward to working with my colleagues and the Administration on this task force to address when and how we can begin to […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a hearing focused on the nation’s fiscal health, Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) today said that Congress must take concrete steps toward a sustainable fiscal future before it is too late. The Committee heard from Gene Dodaro, the Comptroller General of the United States and head of the U.S. […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a summit focused on ways to fix the nation’s broken budget process, Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) today highlighted bipartisan legislation to reform the budget process and encourage bipartisan collaboration in order to tackle our growing debt and deficits. The bill, S.2765, the Bipartisan Congressional Budget Reform Act, would […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) this week introduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen federal financial management by updating the Chief Financial Officers (CFO) Act of 1990. The CFO Act created a new foundation for federal financial management and established a fiscal management reporting and leadership structure. The legislation, S. 3287, is […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) today released a new report that shows the cost projections for income driven repayment (IDR) plans surging, which will ultimately cost the federal government more than $200 billion over the next decade. The report also found that more than half of the loans are expected to be […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement today on the President’s fiscal year 2021 budget proposal: “Presidents’ budgets are a reflection of Administration priorities, but in the end, they are just a list of suggestions, as the power of the purse rests with Congress,” said […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) said federal programs with expired authorizations are costing the government hundreds of billions of dollars every year, after a new report was issued by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). CBO analyzed all the programs and activities funded by Congress through the annual appropriations process and […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) today said the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) Budget and Economic Outlook for fiscal years 2020 through 2030 shows the country on an unsustainable fiscal path, with debt and deficits rising sharply. CBO’s extended projections show that the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 and legislation enacted last […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), the non-partisan government watchdog agency, today released a report requested by Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) and Senator Mike Braun (R-IN) warning that some major federal trust fund programs – including Social Security and Medicare – are on an unsustainable course. While total federal […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Budget Committee today approved H.R. 5430, The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act. The agreement is designed to boost economic growth by modernizing the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The bill was previously approved by the Senate Finance Committee last week and by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) announced the release of the December 2019 Senate scorekeeping report. That report tracks the budgetary impact of legislation approved by Congress against the deemed budgetary numbers included in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019. The Congressional Budget Act of 1974 requires the Chairmen of […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Budget Committee approved bipartisan budget reforms sponsored by Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) to fix the government’s broken budget process by a vote of 15 to 6. The bill, S.2765 – the Bipartisan Congressional Budget Reform Act, would provide a more orderly and deliberative budget process focused […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Budget Committee today approved bipartisan budget reforms sponsored by Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) to fix the government’s broken budget process. The bill, S.2765 – the Bipartisan Congressional Budget Reform Act, would provide a more orderly and deliberative budget process focused on long-term fiscal planning. The […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) and Committee member Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today introduced bipartisan legislation to fix the federal government’s broken budget process. The Bipartisan Congressional Budget Reform Act would provide a more orderly, deliberative budget process focused on long-term fiscal planning. It would end the brinksmanship surrounding the […]