Sen. Ayotte Holds Field Hearing with IRS Commissioner to Examine Tax-Related ID Theft
Invites Granite Staters to share experiences with tax identity theft in advance of hearing WASHINGTON, DC – On Wednesday, August 26, U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) held a Budget Committee field hearing with Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner John Koskinen on the IRS’ handling of fraudulent tax returns. Ayotte invited Commissioner Koskinen to participate in the hearing in order […]
Sanders Statement on Job Losses Caused by Sequestration
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, called for the end of budget sequestration after the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office projected enormous job losses for American workers if the arbitrary spending caps take effect as scheduled. “These arbitrary sequestration caps have never made any sense, and now we see even more […]
Senators Pledge to Work Together on Wildfire Funding
WASHINGTON D.C. – Eleven United States Senators today, led by Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY), inserted the following statements into the Congressional Record on the need to work together to find a solution to address budget concerns surrounding wildfire funding and fire suppression. In addition to Chairman Enzi, Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR), Lisa […]
New Report Shows Importance of Dynamic Scoring
WASHINGTON D.C. – A new report issued by the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) on the Tax Relief Extension Act of 2015, which would extend certain expired tax provisions, shows the importance of dynamic scoring said Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) today. The use of dynamic scoring […]
SENATORS McCAIN & ENZI INTRODUCE THE USA ACT TO SAVE BILLIONS IN TAXPAYER DOLLARS
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) and Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) today introduced the USA Act, legislation that would implement recommendations included in the Government Accountability Office’s annual duplication report to reduce waste and create efficiencies throughout the federal government. One of the key savings in this legislation would be the […]
Enzi: U.S. needs to learn from Greek crisis before it is too late
Washington, D.C. – With Greece sinking from the financial weight of its excessive government debt, U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., wants to know what lessons can be learned so that America doesn’t find itself in a similar financial disaster. Questioning Congressional Budget Office Director Keith Hall during a Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Enzi […]
Highway Funding Bill Contains Key Budget Reform
WASHINGTON D.C. – At the request of Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY), the long-term highway funding legislation approved by the United States Senate contains a key budget reform that, if enacted, would ensure funds are spent only on transportation priorities. The budget reform provision included in the Highway Trust Fund bill is an […]
Sanders Statement on Hedge Fund Managers Advice To Puerto Rico
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement today after a group of economists hired by hedge fund managers suggested that the government of Puerto Rico lay off teachers and close schools to pay off debt. ”It is a moral outrage that hedge fund managers are calling […]
Chairman Enzi Announces Senate Budget Committee Staff
WASHINGTON D.C. – The Senate Budget Committee and Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) today announced the current staff of the committee, including new hires and promotions. Eric Ueland – Staff DirectorEric Ueland graduated from the University of San Francisco in 1988 and worked at The American Spectator magazine before joining the Senate Republican Policy Committee staff […]
Appropriations Status Report – FY 2016 Budget and Spending Bills
WASHINGTON, DC – The Senate Budget Committee today released its July 28, 2015 issue of the Budget Bulletin focused on the FY 2016 Balanced Budget Resolution and its role in the appropriations process. The Budget Bulletin provides regular expert articles by Senate Budget Committee analysts on the issues before Congress relating to the budget, deficits, […]