Senate Confirms Derek Kan as Deputy Director of White House Budget Office
WASHINGTON D.C. – The United States Senate today confirmed Derek Kan as the deputy director of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The Senate earlier this month confirmed Russell Vought to be Director of OMB. “Mr. Kan has the necessary experience for this key position at OMB, and I am glad he […]
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Committee Approves Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Federal Financial Management
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee today approved Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) and Senator Mark Warner’s legislation (D-VA) to strengthen federal financial management. The bill would update the Chief Financial Officers (CFO) Act of 1990, which created a new foundation for federal financial management. The law established […]
Enzi Calls on Congress to Spend Responsibly on Next Pandemic Bill
WASHINGTON D.C. – During a speech on the Senate floor today, Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, called on Congress to be mindful of the nation’s unsustainable fiscal debt and deficit as lawmakers tackle a new bill to address the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. “I recognize the unprecedented crisis presented by COVID-19 […]
Committee Approves Derek Kan as Deputy Director of White House Budget Office
Senate Approves Russell Vought as Director of White House Budget Office
WASHINGTON D.C. – The United States Senate today approved Russell Vought as the next director of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Director Vought was currently serving as Acting Director of OMB, and was previously confirmed as the agency’s Deputy Director. “I am pleased to see Mr. Vought confirmed to this vital […]
Chairman Enzi: America Must Work to Tackle Its Mounting Debt and Deficits
WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a nomination hearing for Derek Kan to be the Deputy Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) today said that the nation must begin working to address its growing debt and deficits. “Our nation continues to confront an unprecedented crisis, […]
Derek Kan Testimony
Chairman Enzi Fights to Make Parks Legislation Fiscally Responsible
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) today raised a budget point of order under the Senate’s pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) rule against the Great American Outdoors Act, which would increase the deficit by more than $17 billion over the next 10 years. “This bill is just the latest in an unprecedented spending spree […]
Raise Entry Fees for Funds to Reduce the Maintenance Backlog at Our National Parks
The Great American Outdoors Act is well-intentioned, with its goal of addressing the nearly $20 billion deferred maintenance backlog of our nation’s public lands. But the bill, which the Senate will vote on soon, would also add to the federal debt and empower the executive branch to acquire more federal land with limited accountability. Recognizing some of the bill’s […]