WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyoming, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release: Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) said it was important to learn what the federal government is doing well in terms of federal financial management, and what opportunities exist for further improvements during a hearing today focused on the federal government's efforts to meet the requirements of the Chief Financial Officers (CFO) Act of 1990. "When the  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Michael B. Enzi, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: As the national debt closes in on an astonishing $23 trillion, Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., and committee member Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., introduced bipartisan legislation that would reform our broken budget process and help address the federal government's skyrocketing debt and deficits. In what would be the first extensive reform of the budget process in 45 years, the  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Michael B. Enzi, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., introduced legislation today that would address the nearly $12 billion maintenance backlog at our national parks without adding to the national debt. According to the National Park Service, more than 300 million visitors come to national parks each year. Because of growing visitation and limited resources, there is a backlog of maintenance work on roads, bridges, visitor c  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report on the steps the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council has taken to develop performance schedules for the 10 infrastructure sectors. The report (GAO-20-19) is titled "Infrastructure Projects: Actions Needed to Fully Develop Performance Schedules for Environmental Reviews". The report was sent to Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, chairman, Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, ranking member of the Senate Environmen  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, House Republican Conference chair, issued the following statement voting in favor of sanctions against Turkey following their attacks against the Kurds: "I was proud to work with my colleagues to strengthen these sanctions, and to vote for this legislation in response to Turkey's unprompted attack. "President Erdogan's offensive into northern Syria left many innocent civilians displaced or dead, resulted in the release of ISIS fighters, and st  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Wyoming Congresswoman and House GOP Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-WY) joined Wyoming Syndicated radio host Glenn Woods this morning to discuss the attempts by House Democrats to provide legitimacy for their secretive impeachment process by announcing a vote. Click here (https://soundcloud.com/houserepublicans/glennwoods?utm_source=House+GOP+Media+List&utm_campaign=c70949ee46-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_01_03_06_14_C  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Ahead of the vote today on the House Democrats' impeachment resolution, Wyoming Congresswoman and House GOP Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-WY) delivered remarks on the House floor Thursday morning denouncing House Democrats for using the House Intelligence Committee to pursue their partisan impeachment efforts while turning away from ongoing national security threats. Click here (https://soundcloud.com/housere  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Following the partisan passage of the House Democrats' impeachment resolution, Wyoming Congresswoman and House GOP Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-WY) made clear that it's too late for the Democrats to reverse the tainted record of their secretive impeachment push. Click here (https://soundcloud.com/houserepublicans/glennwoods) to watch to her full remarks and see the transcript below: REP. CHENEY: Thank you v  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, ranking Republican member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following joint statement with Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyoming, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, opposing the Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act (H.R. 2440): "The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019, which increased spending caps for fiscal years 2020 and 2021, was enacted less than three months ago. "Instead of prioritizing additional funding for harbor   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following floor statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on Oct. 30, on defense appropriations: I come to the floor today to support the funding bill for the defense of our Nation. This funding package provides a well-earned, well-deserved pay raise for our troops--the men and women in uniform, the men and women I had the privilege of visiting earlier this month, part of the Wyoming National Guard deployments in m  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following floor statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on Oct. 29, on a joint resolution (S.J.Res. 52) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, U.S., of the rule submitted by the secretary of the Treasury and the secretary of Health and Human Services relating to 'State Relief and Empowerment Waivers': I come to the floor today to once again discuss healthcare in America and, specific  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following remarks at a hearing entitled "Hearing on the Nomination of Sean O'Donnell to be Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency." "Today, we're going to consider the nomination of Sean O'Donnell to be inspector general of the Environmental Protection Agency. "Mr. O'Donnell is very well qualified and will bring a wealth of experience and expertise   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following statement after the Senate rejected a Congressional Review Act resolution introduced by Senate Democrats to overturn President Trump's guidance giving states more flexibility to offer affordable health insurance options: "This vote was about Washington Democrats making it harder for states to innovate and lower premium costs. That includes harming health care innovation in several states with Democrat governors, who are   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following statement after Senate Democrats blocked, for the second time, the Senate from moving forward with a vote on a defense funding bill that includes the largest pay raise in a decade for U.S. troops: "Democrats once again marched in lock-step and voted against funding our military. They blocked the largest pay raise in a decade for our troops. "The stakes are too high for Democrats to continue playing games with national s  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) questioned John Sullivan, President Trump's nominee to be the next ambassador of the United States to Russia. Barrasso pressed Sullivan on nuclear arms control treaties, European energy security and countering Russian influence and cyber security threats. Sullivan, who serves as the U.S. deputy secretary of State, testified at today's Senate Committee on Foreign R  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) spoke on the Senate floor about how Senate Democrats have introduced a Congressional Review Act resolution to overturn President Trump's guidance giving states more flexibility to offer affordable health insurance options. Excerpts of Senator Barrasso's remarks: "I come to the floor today to once again discuss health care in America and specifically to oppose thi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * - Senators urge World Bank to help alleviate poverty by reversing its policies restricting the public financing of projects using traditional energy resources * * * Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) led a group of 12 senators in sending a letter to World Bank President David Malpass urging the elimination of barriers at the World Bank that restrict financing of traditional energy resources,   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * - Encourages bipartisan collaboration in tackling growing debt and deficits * * * U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, joined Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-Wyoming) and a bipartisan group of other Senators in introducing legislation that would fix the federal government's broken budget process. The Bipartisan Congressional Budget Reform Act, S. 2765, would provide  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Michael B. Enzi, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: In an effort to make housing programs more efficient and effective, U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., introduced an amendment to a Senate appropriations bill that would require certain federal agencies to review federal housing programs for duplication. According to the Government Accountability Office, there were more than 160 different housing programs and tools administered by 20 different federal agenc  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyoming, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following joint statement with Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, ranking Republican member of the House Budget Committee, opposing the Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act (H.R. 2440): "The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019, which increased spending caps for fiscal years 2020 and 2021, was enacted less than three months ago. "Instead of prioritizing additional funding for harbor   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyoming, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release: Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) and Committee member Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today introduced bipartisan legislation to fix the federal government's broken budget process. The Bipartisan Congressional Budget Reform Act would provide a more orderly, deliberative budget process focused on long-term fiscal planning. It would end the brinksmanship  more