Oversight
Chairman Enzi: Rebuilding the Military and Reforming the Pentagon Must Go Hand in Hand
WASHINGTON D.C. - During an oversight hearing today focused on the Department of Defense's ongoing audit and business operations reform at the Pentagon, Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, said that rebuilding the military and reforming the way the Pentagon does business must go hand in hand. "Our nation faces grave threats abroad and a challenging fiscal situation at home. Given these dual pressures, it is crucial to rebuild the military and reform the way the P… Continue Reading
02.21.18
Clean up the books or risk funding cuts, budget chair warns Pentagon
by BRYAN BENDER and SARAH FERRIS
If the Pentagon can't do a better job of managing its finances Congress may have to consider withholding some of the additional funds the military is slated to receive under a new budget deal, the Republican chairman of the Senate Budget Committee warned Wednesday. Sen. Mike Enzi of Wyoming was responding to a recent report in POLITICO about an initial audit of the Pentagon's massive logistics arm that concluded it could not account for hundreds of millions of dollars. "Taxpayers must ha… Continue Reading
02.21.18
Budget chairman pushes Mattis on Pentagon audit
by REBECCA KHEEL
The chairman of the Senate Budget Committee is pushing the Pentagon for more details on the costs and timeline of its first departmentwide audit. "To provide for our common defense in the new era of strategic competition heralded in the 2018 National Defense Strategy, we must fundamentally reform the Department of Defense," Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) wrote in a letter to Defense Secretary James Mattis released publicly Wednesday. "As we do so, taxpayers must have trust and confidence that their ha… Continue Reading
02.21.18
Enzi Seeks Timeline for Ongoing Pentagon Audit After Report Shows $1 Billion of Inaccuracies
WASHINGTON D.C. - Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, is pressing the Department of Defense Secretary James Mattis for specifics on the department's ongoing consolidated audit process. Enzi expressed concern after the Pentagon's Inspector General found numerous problems in the Defense Logistic Agency's financial statements, including almost $1 billion of inaccuracies. In a letter to Secretary Mattis, Enzi wrote, "DOD will spend more than $900 million on audit-rela… Continue Reading
02.21.18
Chairman Enzi Seeks Timeline for Ongoing Pentagon Audit After Report Shows $1 Billion of Inaccuracies
WASHINGTON D.C. - Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, is pressing Department of Defense Secretary James Mattis for specifics on the department's ongoing consolidated audit process. Enzi expressed concern after the Pentagon's Inspector General found numerous problems in the Defense Logistic Agency's financial statements, including almost $1 billion of inaccuracies. In a letter to Secretary Mattis, Enzi wrote, "DOD will spend more than $900 million on audit-related … Continue Reading
02.15.18
Chairman Enzi Seeks More Info on FEMA Disaster Relief Contracts
WASHINGTON D.C. - Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, is seeking more information from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) about disaster relief contracts awarded to companies that cannot perform the work required. Chairman Enzi wrote to FEMA Administrator William B. Long requesting additional information about two specific contract awards to Tribute Contracting LLC and Bronze Star LLC, which were the subject of recent news coverage. Tribute was awarde… Continue Reading
02.15.18
Chairman Enzi Seeks More Info on FEMA Disaster Relief Contracts
WASHINGTON D.C. - Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, is seeking more information from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) about disaster relief contracts awarded to companies that cannot perform the work required. Chairman Enzi wrote to FEMA Administrator William B. Long requesting additional information about two specific contract awards to Tribute Contracting LLC and Bronze Star LLC, which were the subject of recent news coverage. Tribute was awarde… Continue Reading
02.13.18
Enzi: President and Congress Must Work Together to Curb Rising Debt
WASHINGTON D.C. - During a hearing today on the President's fiscal year 2019 budget proposal, Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, said Americans deserve a serious budget that addresses the nation's fiscal priorities while curbing the national debt. "One of my greatest concerns is our country's national debt - a figure that now eclipses $20 trillion," said Chairman Enzi. "I believe to really secure our economy, particularly for future generations, we must tackle t… Continue Reading
02.12.18
Enzi Statement on President’s FY 2019 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 2019 budget proposal was released. "The President's budget proposal is an important first step in the 2019 budget process - but it is just that, a first step," said Chairman Enzi. "Congress has the constitutional power of the purse and must make the final call on federal tax and spending priorities. I appreciate the President's effort to s… Continue Reading
01.24.18
Enzi: Important to Review CBO’s Efforts and Improve Agency Operations
WASHINGTON D.C. - During a hearing on the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) today, Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, said this oversight will help the committee review CBO's performance and serve as a forum for discussing ways in which CBO can be more effective and attentive to the needs of Congress. This hearing is the third in a series of Senate Budget Committee oversight hearings of CBO under Chairman Enzi to review the agency's performance, clarify its missio… Continue Reading
01.09.18
Enzi Welcomes Senator Cotton to Budget Committee
WASHINGTON D.C. - Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, today welcomed Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) to serve on the Senate Budget Committee during the second session of the115th Congress. "I am pleased to welcome Senator Cotton to the Senate Budget Committee," said Chairman Enzi. "I look forward to his contributions to make government more effective, efficient and accountable." "The Senate Budget Committee handles some of the most pressing issues our nation faces, s… Continue Reading
12.20.17
Senate Approves Far Reaching Tax Reform to Help Hardworking Families and Boost America’s Economy
WASHINGTON D.C. - The United States Senate today approved the joint House-Senate conference report for the tax reform legislation, which is the culmination of efforts by Congress to help hardworking Americans by lowering taxes across the board and helping grow the economy. Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) said the bill is the most sweeping change to our nation's tax system in over 30 years and will help boost America's economy, create more jobs, and leave more money in people's… Continue Reading
12.15.17
Senate-House committee releases final tax reform bill
Washington, D.C. - The Senate-House conference committee tasked with negotiating a final tax reform bill released its legislation today. U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, a senior member of the Finance Committee and a member of the conference committee, said the legislation is an historic effort to help hardworking Americans by lowering taxes across the board and helping grow the economy. "After years of tax reform debate and months of negotiating, Congre… Continue Reading
12.13.17
Enzi: Time to get tax reform over the finish line to help hardworking Americans
CLICK HERE to to watch Chairman Enzi's comments. Washington, D.C. - During a conference committee meeting today between the Senate and House to finalize tax reform legislation, U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., applauded the work that has already been done but stressed the importance of getting the bill over the finish line to help hardworking Americans. "This is an important day, as we take another step closer toward enacting historic tax reform legislation that will help boost America's econ… Continue Reading
12.07.17
Enzi named to joint Senate-House conference committee to finalize tax reform bill
Washington, D.C. - Senate Leadership appointed U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee and a senior member of the Finance Committee, to the conference committee that is tasked with negotiating a final tax reform bill. The House and Senate have each passed their own respective versions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, but a final bill must pass both chambers of Congress before it can be sent to the president to be signed into law. Enzi said he was honored to be name… Continue Reading
12.02.17
Senate passes historic tax reform bill that lowers tax rates, puts more money in people’s pockets
Washington, D.C. - The Senate passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act today, which lowers tax rates on average for Americans in every tax bracket. U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., praised the passage of the bill and said it will boost the economy, create jobs, simplify the tax code and provide meaningful tax relief to hardworking Americans. "This tax reform bill has been years in the making. After more than 70 hearings on taxes and an open legislative process, we have a bill before us that will bring r… Continue Reading
11.29.17
Enzi says we are one step closer to passing tax reform that strengthens economy, country
Washington, D.C. - Congress is one step closer to passing concrete reforms to the broken U.S. tax code as the full Senate took up consideration of tax reform legislation earlier today, according to U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo. Speaking on the Senate floor, Enzi said this bill would help grow the economy, create jobs and ensure that Americans are not missing available tax relief. "We need tax reform that will make our system simpler and fairer and allow people to keep more of what they earn,"… Continue Reading
11.28.17
Senate Budget Committee Reports FY 2018 Budget Reconciliation Legislation
WASHINGTON D.C. - The United States Senate Budget Committee, chaired by Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), today reported out the FY 2018 Budget Reconciliation legislation. Last month, the Senate passed a budget resolution that included reconciliation instructions to spur economic growth, and specifically instructed the Senate Finance Committee to come up with comprehensive tax reform and the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee to save $1 billion. Enzi noted that this legislation will help boo… Continue Reading
11.17.17
Enzi applauds Senate committee passage of tax reform bill
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., applauded the Senate Finance Committee's passage of a tax reform proposal today. Enzi said it would help put more money back in people's pockets in every tax bracket. "Tax reform is about letting people keep more of what they earn in order to help grow the economy and create jobs in Wyoming. This tax bill would do just that," Enzi said. "It would provide tax cuts for lower and middle-income hardworking American families. When people have more mo… Continue Reading
11.09.17
Enzi praises Senate Finance Committee for releasing tax reform plan
Washington, D.C. - The Senate Finance Committee released a tax reform proposal today to help boost America's economy, create more jobs and leave more money in people's paychecks. U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, applauded the release of the proposal and emphasized the importance of passing meaningful tax reform to help hardworking Americans. "A lot of things have changed since 1986, but unfortunately our tax code isn't one of them. It is an outda… Continue Reading
