Chairman Enzi: We Must Put Our Nation on a More Sustainable Fiscal Path
WASHINGTON D.C. – During a hearing today on the President’s fiscal year 2020 budget proposal, Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, said that Congress and the President must work together to put our nation on a more sustainable fiscal path. “It is no secret the federal government spends more than it […]
The Trump Budget for 2020: Promises Broken. Billionaires First
The Trump budget is breathtaking in its degree of cruelty and filled with broken promises. Donald Trump promised the American people that he would be a different type of Republican, that he would be a champion of the working American and that he would not cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. But his budget does […]
Trump Budget for 2020
OMB POTUS FY 2020 Budget Proposal
Chairman Enzi’s Statement On President’s FY 2020 Budget Proposal
WASHINGTON D.C. – Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement today after the President’s fiscal year 2020 budget proposal was released: “The President’s annual budget proposal is the first step in the federal budget process and will allow us to consider how his priorities align with the priorities […]
Enzi moving ahead with ‘realistic’ budget resolution
The Senate Budget Committee plans to mark up a fiscal 2020 budget resolution the last week of March, setting out spending and revenue targets for the next five years. Budget Chairman Michael B. Enzi, who skipped the exercise last year, said he intends to break from past practice and write a “realistic” budget which, for example, would […]
BUDGET ROUNDUP: Review of Almost $1 Trillion in Cap-Adjusted Spending
KEY TAKEAWAYS: Cap adjustments have allowed Congress to increase spending beyond the levels set forth in the Budget Control Act of 2011. These cap adjustments have resulted in almost $1 trillion in additional spending. The BCA contains several cap adjustments to increase spending for specified purposes, including emergencies, disasters, program integrity, and overseas contingency operations […]
BUDGET ROUNDUP: Review of Almost $1 Trillion in Cap-Adjusted Spending
Enzi: Congress Has Spent Almost $1 Trillion Above Budget Caps Since 2011
WASHINGTON D.C. – During a Senate Budget Committee hearing on cap-adjusted spending under the Budget Control Act (BCA) of 2011, Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) noted that cap adjustments have allowed Congress to spend almost $1 trillion beyond the levels set forth in the law. Enzi said these cap adjustments have created an additional path to […]