Ranking Member Press
Enzi: It’s Time For a Better Budget Process
WASHINGTON D.C. - During the Senate Budget Committee's second in a series of hearings focused on America's broken budget process, Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) today said congressional budgets are no longer governing documents and are increasingly ignored, leaving the country without a long-term plan. He said it's time for a better budget process that allocates taxpayer resources effectively and efficiently. "It's long past time for a serious, constructive conversation about how we fix our broken … Continue Reading
04.13.16
GAO Report on Duplication Highlights Effect of Broken Budget Process
WASHINGTON D.C. - Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, released the following statement today after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a new report highlighting program duplication that has arisen because of America's broken budget process. "The duplication highlighted in GAO's new report is because of America's broken budget process, and contributes to the nation's spiraling levels of overspending," said Chairman Enzi. "A better budget process wil… Continue Reading
04.07.16
Budget Committee to Hold April 13 Hearing on Fixing Broken Budget Process
WASHINGTON D.C. - Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, will hold the second in a series of hearings Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 10:30am focused on fixing the broken budget process. Wednesday's hearing will highlight the benefits of outcome-based budgeting and how it could improve congressional budget decisions. The current input-based process encourages Congress to ask how much more it can spend on a program. Changing this process to an outcome-based approach would… Continue Reading
04.06.16
Enzi: Federal Financial Mismanagement Contributes to Broken Budget Process
WASHINGTON D.C. - During a hearing today focused on the unreliability of federal financial data, Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, said that the federal government's financial mismanagement contributes to the broken budget process. "The Congressional budget process is fundamentally broken, which has contributed to spiraling levels of overspending and debt," said Chairman Enzi. "But it's important to understand that the broken budget process is just one part of … Continue Reading
04.01.16
Budget Committee to Hold April 6 Hearing on GAO Audit of Unreliable Federal Financial Data
WASHINGTON D.C. - Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, will hold a hearing Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at 10:30am focused on the unreliability of federal financial data based on audits done by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The Secretary of the Treasury, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), annually prepares the consolidated financial statements of the U.S. Government, for Congress and the Administration to use i… Continue Reading
03.09.16
Retirement calculator suffered from coding error; senators press for more answers
http://federalnewsradio.com/retirement/2016/03/retirement-calculator-suffered-coding-error-senators-press-answers/ By Jory Heckman | @jmheckmanMarch 9, 2016 12:13 pm The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau told the chairmen of two Senate financial committees it fixed an "isolated coding error" in its retirement planning calculator, but those senators said many questions remain unanswered. In a letter to Sens. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) and Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), CFPB Director Richard C… Continue Reading
03.09.16
Consumer Bureau Response to Broken Retirement Tool Inadequate and Unresponsive
WASHINGTON D.C. - Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, and Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, called a response from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) "inadequate and unresponsive" after the agency acknowledged problems with its online Social Security retirement calculator, but failed to fully address the problems or adequately fix them. The Chairmen note the agency's retirement cal… Continue Reading
03.08.16
CBO Revenue Baselines and Tax Reform
WASHINGTON, DC - The Senate Budget Committee today released its March 8, 2016, Budget Bulletin focused on Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Revenue Baselines and Tax Reform. The Budget Bulletin provides regular expert articles by Senate Budget Committee analysts on the issues before Congress relating to the budget, deficits, debt, and the economy. Read the full Senate Budget Bulletin here. Excerpts follow: The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) annually produces a baseline estimate of federal … Continue Reading
03.07.16
Senate Budget Committee Postpones Action on FY 17 Budget Resolution
WASHINGTON D.C. - Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, announced today that the committee will postpone possible action on the FY 2017 budget resolution this month, but that discussions will continue on a path forward for the fiscal blueprint. "The Senate Budget Committee will continue to discuss the budget as well as improvements to the budget process that would increase fiscal honesty, stability in government operations and the ability to help govern our nation,"… Continue Reading
02.17.16
Enzi Asks GAO to Investigate Spending by Feds on Public Relations Activities
WASHINGTON D.C. - GAO will initiate a study to identify and quantify the total amount of federal resources dedicated to agency public relations activities, in response to a formal request from Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee. Enzi cited the increasing pressures on limited federal resources combined with the need for fiscal oversight on spending by the federal government on public relations activities. Enzi issued this GAO request four months after sending a simi… Continue Reading
02.17.16
Federal Agencies to Receive Audit Into Their PR Spending
http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2016/02/federal-agencies-receive-audit-their-pr-spending/126005/ By Eric Katz The Government Accountability Office is launching an investigation to shed a light on a sector of federal agency spending long kept in the shadows: advertising. GAO's announcement came after some powerful lawmakers have pressed agencies for more disclosure into their spending on public relations and advertising. A 2014 Congressional Research Service report found agencies spent $893 m… Continue Reading
02.11.16
Jim Neill Joins Budget Committee as Director of Coalitions and Outreach
WASHINGTON D.C. - Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) today announced the appointment of Jim Neill as Coalitions and Outreach Director. The position, focused on grassroots and business trade associations, will increase the dialogue and exchange of ideas between the Committee and organizations focused on the federal budget process and debt reduction. "I am pleased to welcome Jim to the staff of the Senate Budget Committee," said Chairman Enzi."Jim's skills and experience will help … Continue Reading
02.09.16
President’s Final Budget Doubles Down on More Spending and Debt
WASHINGTON D.C. - Republican members of the Senate Budget Committee today issued the following statements after President Obama released his final budget, which joins his previous fiscal blueprints in pushing for more taxes, more spending, more deficits and more debt for the nation. "The President's final budget continues his focus on new spending proposals instead of confronting our country's massive overspending and skyrocketing $19 trillion in debt," said Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mi… Continue Reading
02.04.16
Joint Announcement from Senate and House Budget Committees on OMB Hearing
WASHINGTON D.C. - Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) and House Budget Committee Chairman Tom Price (R-GA) today announced that both committees will not hold a hearing hosting the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to review the president's FY 2017 Budget. "It appears the President's final budget will continue to focus on new spending proposals instead of confronting our government's massive overspending and debt," said Chairman Enzi. "It is clear that this Presiden… Continue Reading
02.03.16
Spending on Expired Govt. Programs Exposes Broken Budget Process
WASHINGTON D.C. - During a hearing today focused on spending on unauthorized programs, Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, said that the issue exposes a fundamental breakdown in America's budget process that could have significant consequences for not only government, but also the nation. "An essential premise of good government is that Congress should authorize programs and activities before it funds them," said Chairman Enzi. "If we relinquish our responsibilit… Continue Reading
02.03.16
Politico - Meet your unauthorized federal government
http://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2016/02/government-agencies-programs-unauthorized-000036-000037#ixzz3z7dndI7W By DANNY VINIK The Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Agency, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives have not been reauthorized by Congress since 2009. The State Department hasn't been reauthorized since 2003. For the Federal Trade Commission and National Weather Service, it's 1998 and 1993, respectively. The Federal Election Commission has … Continue Reading
01.28.16
Budget Committee to Hold Feb. 3 Hearing on Spending on Unauthorized Programs
WASHINGTON D.C. - Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, will hold a hearing Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at 10:00am focused on spending on unauthorized and expired programs. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently released a report on these programs, which noted that the federal government is set to spend more than $310 billion on these programs this year. Testifying will be Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Keith Hall, Jessica Tollestrup, Specialist… Continue Reading
01.20.16
Budget Committee to Hold Jan. 26 Hearing on CBO Budget and Economic Outlook
WASHINGTON D.C. - Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, will hold a hearing Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at 10:30am focused on the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) Budget and Economic Outlook for fiscal years 2016 - 2026. Testifying will be CBO Director Keith Hall. The hearing can be streamed here. WHAT: Hearing on CBO's Budget and Economic Outlook for fiscal years 2016 - 2026 WHO: Dr. Keith HallDirectorCongressional Budget Office WHERE: Dirkse… Continue Reading
01.19.16
Red Ink Surges for Nation’s Long-Term Economic Outlook
WASHINGTON D.C. - Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, released the following statement after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issued a summary of its Budget and Economic Outlook: 2016 to 2026 that showed that overspending is projected to be $544 billion this year, which is $105 billion more than last year, and would continue to grow over the next 10 years. "After eight years of failed fiscal policies and wasteful and unaccountable spending, America is faced … Continue Reading
01.19.16
Fiscal Times - Why Is the Government Spending $310 Billion on ‘Unauthorized’ Programs?
http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/2016/01/18/Why-Government-Spending-310-Billion-Unauthorized-Programs By Martin Matishak January 18, 2016 The federal government is on pace to spend around $310 billion in 2016 on programs that have expired, according to a new analysis by the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The 166-page annual report, titled "Unauthorized Appropriations and Expiring Authorizations," looks at all programs and entities funded through the annual appropriations pro… Continue Reading
