Ranking Member Press
Chairman Enzi: From Obamacare’s Broken Promises to Better Care
WASHINGTON D.C. - Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) today noted that Americans are ready to move past Obamacare's broken promises to better health care as the U.S. Senate opened debate on repealing the president's health care law as part of the budget reconciliation process. "Obamacare still remains unworkable, unaffordable, and more unpopular than ever. For millions of Americans, the law today represents nothing more than broken promises, higher costs and fewer choices," said … Continue Reading
11.03.15
Chairman Enzi: Two-Year Budgets Will Make Spending Process More Transparent
WASHINGTON D.C. - During a second Senate Budget Committee hearing on fixing America's broken budget process, Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) today said that moving the nation to a biennial budget would create more stability and predictability for agencies as well as state and local governments. Most importantly, he said, it will increase the transparency of the federal spending process and help make government more accountable. "The worst kept secret in Washington is that we essentially operate on a … Continue Reading
10.29.15
Budget Committee to Hold Nov.4 Hearing on Biennial Budgeting
WASHINGTON D.C. - Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, will hold a hearing Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at 10:30am on a biennial approach to better budgeting. Testifying will be Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Senator Thomas Carper (D-DE), Mr. William G. Batchelder, the former Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives and Mr. Robert L. Bixby, Executive Director of the Concord Coalition. The hearing can be streamed here. WHAT: Hearing: A Biennial Approach … Continue Reading
10.28.15
CBO Report Shows Senate Committees Have Authorized $2.2 Billion Less Than Budgeted
WASHINGTON D.C. - At the request of Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY), the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report for October 2015 that tracks the budgetary impact of enacted legislation against the FY 2015 deemed budget resolution and the FY 2016 balanced budget resolution approved by Congress earlier this year. The CBO report provides a status update on Congress' progress against the balanced budget resolution passed earlier this year. The report shows that over th… Continue Reading
10.27.15
BUDGET BULLETIN: How Back-End Spending Impacts the Budget
WASHINGTON, DC - The Senate Budget Committee today released its October 27, 2015, issue of the Budget Bulletin focused on back-end spending and its impacts on the federal budget. 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: How Back-End Agency Spending Impacts the Budget Congress acts on the "front end" … Continue Reading
10.23.15
Chairman Enzi: Help the economy by stopping onslaught of regulations
Washington, D.C. - It is often said that there are two constants in life - death and taxes, but according to U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., it appears there is one more issue that Americans can't seem to escape from- regulations. Speaking on the Senate floor today, Enzi said this inability to escape federal regulations is making it harder for Americans by slowing down the economy and making it more difficult to find a good job. "This is a relationship that is clear to the people that exper… Continue Reading
10.21.15
Enzi: Healthy Budget Process Strengthens Democracy
WASHINGTON D.C. - Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, today held a hearing on the need to take action on reforming the federal budget process. Testifying were Michael Peterson, President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation and Dr. Douglas Holtz-Eakin, President of the American Action Forum and former director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). "A well-functioning budget process strengthens democracy by giving citizens a better understanding of gove… Continue Reading
10.06.15
BUDGET BULLETIN: Social Security Replacement Rates
WASHINGTON, DC - The Senate Budget Committee today released its October 6, 2015, issue of the Budget Bulletin focused on Social Security replacement rates. 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: Social Security Replacement Rates Social Security provides monthly cash benefits to retired and disabled… Continue Reading
10.02.15
UPDATED BUDGET BULLETIN: Debt-Limit Debate New Budget Committee and Treasury Forecasts
WASHINGTON, DC - The Senate Budget Committee today updated its recent issue of the Budget Bulletin focused on the debt-limit debate to include new Budget Committee and Treasury forecasts. 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 current Budget Committee forecast is for extraordinary measures to be… Continue Reading
09.30.15
Enzi: Congress Should Pass Annual Spending Bills Instead of Continuing Resolutions
WASHINGTON D.C. - Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, today released the following statement after the Senate passed a short-term continuing resolution, which would fund government agencies through December 11, 2015: "Earlier this year, Congress approved its first joint 10-year balanced budget since 2001. Now one of our top priorities must be to approve fiscally responsible spending legislation to match this sensible blueprint," said Chairman Enzi. "For the first … Continue Reading
09.29.15
BUDGET BULLETIN: 2016 Continuing Resolution
WASHINGTON, DC - The Senate Budget Committee today released its September 29, 2015, issue of the Budget Bulletin focused on the 2016 Continuing Resolution, which would fund government agencies through December 11, 2015. 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: 2016 Continuing Resolution With appro… Continue Reading
09.15.15
BUDGET BULLETIN: Fall Debt-Limit Debate
WASHINGTON, DC - The Senate Budget Committee today released its September 15, 2015, issue of the Budget Bulletin focused on the debt-limit debate. 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 Fall Debt-Limit Debate There is a growing consensus that sometime between November 15 and December 15 of this… Continue Reading
08.25.15
CBO Report Shows Impact of Budget Caps on Overspending
WASHINGTON D.C. - Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) today released the following statement in response to the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) "Update to the Budget and Economic Outlook: 2015 to 2025." Enzi noted that that report shows the positive impact of the budget caps, passed as part of the bipartisan Budget Control Act, on the federal government's overspending. "Today's report from CBO demonstrates the tremendous impact the budget caps approved as part of the Budget C… Continue Reading
08.24.15
Sen. Ayotte Holds Field Hearing with IRS Commissioner to Examine Tax-Related ID Theft
Invites Granite Staters to share experiences with tax identity theft in advance of hearing WASHINGTON, DC - On Wednesday, August 26, U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) held a Budget Committee field hearing with Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner John Koskinen on the IRS' handling of fraudulent tax returns. Ayotte invited Commissioner Koskinen to participate in the hearing in order to hear directly from New Hampshire residents who have been victims of tax-related identity theft or have … Continue Reading
08.07.15
Senators Pledge to Work Together on Wildfire Funding
WASHINGTON D.C. - Eleven United States Senators today, led by Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY), inserted the following statements into the Congressional Record on the need to work together to find a solution to address budget concerns surrounding wildfire funding and fire suppression. In addition to Chairman Enzi, Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Mike Crapo (R-ID), John McCain (R-AZ), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), John Barrasso (R-WY), Jeff Merkley … Continue Reading
08.05.15
New Report Shows Importance of Dynamic Scoring
WASHINGTON D.C. - A new report issued by the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) on the Tax Relief Extension Act of 2015, which would extend certain expired tax provisions, shows the importance of dynamic scoring said Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) today. The use of dynamic scoring by JCT and CBO allows the full economic impact of the legislation to be included in the deliberative process as Congress considers taking action. The report w… Continue Reading
07.30.15
SENATORS McCAIN & ENZI INTRODUCE THE USA ACT TO SAVE BILLIONS IN TAXPAYER DOLLARS
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) and Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) today introduced the USA Act, legislation that would implement recommendations included in the Government Accountability Office's annual duplication report to reduce waste and create efficiencies throughout the federal government. One of the key savings in this legislation would be the replacement of the dollar bill with the more sustainable and efficient dollar coin, which is estimated … Continue Reading
07.30.15
Enzi: U.S. needs to learn from Greek crisis before it is too late
Washington, D.C. - With Greece sinking from the financial weight of its excessive government debt, U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., wants to know what lessons can be learned so that America doesn't find itself in a similar financial disaster. Questioning Congressional Budget Office Director Keith Hall during a Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Enzi said he knows from experience that solving problems early is usually less expensive than solving problems late. "Currently Greece … Continue Reading
07.30.15
Highway Funding Bill Contains Key Budget Reform
WASHINGTON D.C. - At the request of Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY), the long-term highway funding legislation approved by the United States Senate contains a key budget reform that, if enacted, would ensure funds are spent only on transportation priorities. The budget reform provision included in the Highway Trust Fund bill is an important first step to help ensure unused funding authority will not be used for non-transportation purposes or become a budget gimmick for more gov… Continue Reading
07.29.15
Chairman Enzi Announces Senate Budget Committee Staff
WASHINGTON D.C. - The Senate Budget Committee and Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) today announced the current staff of the committee, including new hires and promotions. Eric Ueland - Staff DirectorEric Ueland graduated from the University of San Francisco in 1988 and worked at The American Spectator magazine before joining the Senate Republican Policy Committee staff in 1989 under Senator Bill Armstrong (R-CO). He served in a variety of positions at the committee before becoming deputy chief of staf… Continue Reading
