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2017-2018

Debt Limit Extraordinary Measures

WASHINGTON, DC – The Senate Budget Committee today released its March 9, 2017, Budget Bulletin focused on the “extraordinary measures” and financial tools developed by Department of Treasury and used to pay the nation’s bills while the federal government considers raising the debt limit. The Budget Bulletin provides regular expert articles by Senate Budget Committee […]

Enzi Asks Dept. of Ed. to Audit Student Loan Data

WASHINGTON D.C. – Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, released a letter this week asking Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to conduct a comprehensive audit of all student loan-related data maintained by the Department of Education. Last fall, a report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) that Chairman Enzi requested found that […]

Senate Approves Mick Mulvaney as Director of White House Budget Office

WASHINGTON D.C. – The United States Senate today approved Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C.) as the next director of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB).  Mulvaney received a law degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and in 2010 he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. He has […]

Chairman Enzi Welcomes Senator Strange to Budget Committee

WASHINGTON D.C. – Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, today welcomed Senator Luther Strange (R-AL) to serve on the Senate Budget Committee during the 115th Congress. “I am pleased to welcome Senator Strange to the Senate Budget Committee,” said Chairman Enzi. “The committee will play a critical role this year, from […]

Senate Budget Committee Votes to Advance Mulvaney as Director of OMB

WASHINGTON D.C. – The Senate Budget Committee today approved Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C.) to lead the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Mulvaney’s nomination will now move to the full Senate for consideration. “We need an OMB director in place with so many pressing budgetary issues requiring the attention of the new Administration,” […]

Enzi: Automatic Spending Programs Threaten to Bankrupt America

WASHINGTON D.C. – During a hearing today on the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) recent report on the nation’s budget and economic outlook, Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, shared his concerns about the federal government’s automatic spending programs that are growing rapidly, and currently account for almost 70% of the budget. […]