Budget Roundup May 17
Phillip Swagel to Succeed Keith Hall as Director of the Congressional Budget Office
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, joined today with House Budget Committee Chairman John Yarmuth (D-KY) to announce the appointment of Dr. Phillip L. Swagel to serve as Director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). Swagel will serve his term from June 3, 2019, until January 3, […]
Chairman Enzi Opening Statement – Fixing a Broken Budget and Spending Process: Perspectives of Two Former Chairmen
Chairman Enzi Kicks Off Budget and Spending Process Reform Hearings Focused on Bipartisan Solutions
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, today began a new series of hearings focused on finding bipartisan solutions to fix America’s broken budget and spending process. The first hearing included two former Senate Budget Committee chairmen, Senators Judd Gregg (R-NH) and Kent Conrad (D-ND), to share their perspectives. […]
Testimony Senator Kent Conrad 5.14.19
Testimony Senator Judd Gregg 5.14.19
Sanders Statement on the Retirement of Senator Mike Enzi
WASHINGTON, May 6 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders issued the following statement regarding the retirement of Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY): Although we have had serious differences on policy issues, I consider Sen. Enzi a friend whom I’ve enjoyed working with in our time leading the Budget Committee and the Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security. […]
Enzi: Social Security and Medicare Programs Remain on Unsustainable Fiscal Path
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, this week expressed concern during a speech on the Senate floor that the Social Security and Medicare programs remain on an unsustainable fiscal path. Enzi noted that the Social Security trustees now estimate that the program’s combined trust funds will be insolvent […]
Chairman Enzi: Congress Must Carefully Consider Defense Priorities Along with Nation’s Fiscal Challenges
WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a hearing today on the Department of Defense fiscal year 2020 budget request, Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, said that Congress must carefully consider national defense investments and priorities within the context of America’s fiscal challenges. “There is no greater duty than defending our nation from the threats […]