Chairman Enzi Says Balanced Budget Will Help Make Govt. More Effective, Efficient and Accountable
WASHINGTON, DC – During a hearing today on the benefits of a balanced budget, U.S. Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, said a balanced budget will help restore the trust of the American people because it will require Congress to actually set priorities and stick to them while evaluating and prioritizing […]
Budget Chairman Enzi Applauds Ayotte Bill to Eliminate Waste in Govt. Spending
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, today applauded legislation introduced by Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) that would help eliminate waste in federal government spending. Senator Ayotte’s bill (S. 236) would save billions of taxpayer dollars by making it easier for Congress to eliminate duplicative and wasteful programs […]
Pentagon must fix waste, fraud and abuse before seeking budget increase, Sanders says
Sanders Tells DOD Fix Fraud & Waste Before Busting Spending Caps WASHINGTON, March 4 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, said the Pentagon must corral wasteful spending before Congress approves additional spending levels for defense above the current law spending cap. Sanders, who has for years pressed the […]
Chairman Enzi: Tackle America’s Chronic Overspending by Eliminating Duplication in Government Programs
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, said during a hearing today that one way Congress could tackle America’s chronic overspending problem is by rooting out needless duplicative spending and programs in the federal government. “Americans know that the government overspends too much, taxes too much, borrows […]
6 Ridiculous Corporate Tax Giveaways that Obama Could Fix with the Stroke of a Pen
Sanders Asks Obama to Close Six Egregious Corporate Tax Loopholes WASHINGTON, March 2 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, said President Obama could act on his own to raise over $100 billion over a decade by closing the worst corporate tax loopholes. Sanders identified several actions that the […]
New Detailed Chart From Sanders & Others Shows Lack of Transparency in TPP Back-Room Negotiations
Senators to U.S. Trade Rep: End Trade Deal Secrecy WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, led a group of senators calling for an end to secret, back-room negotiations on a free trade agreement. A letter by Sanders signed by Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Al Franken […]
Sanders on New CBO Director Appointment
Sanders Statement on New CBO Director WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the Senate Budget Committee ranking member, today issued the following statement on the appointment of Keith Hall to be the Congressional Budget Office director. “I look forward to working with Keith Hall in his new role as head of the Congressional […]
Keith Hall to Succeed Doug Elmendorf as Director of Congressional Budget Office
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, joined today with House Budget Committee Chairman Tom Price (R-GA) to announce the appointment of Dr. Keith Hall to serve as Director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). Hall’s term would end on January 3, 2019. “Dr. Hall has more than […]
Chairman Enzi: America’s Booming Debt Threatens Our National and Economic Security
Click here to watch Chairman Enzi’s opening statement. WASHINGTON, DC – During a hearing on the nation’s debt today, U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, noted that America’s current debt is the biggest our country has ever owed and endangers our government and hurts the nation’s economic potential. “If we don’t […]
Legalized Tax Fraud: How Top US Corporations Continue to Profit Through Offshore Tax Havens
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, today called on America’s leading corporations to stop sheltering profits in the Cayman Islands and other offshore tax havens. He also urged them to stop lobbying Congress for additional tax breaks as the Business Roundtable, an organization representing some […]