Mike Enzi Quotations

What I am hoping we can do in the conference committee is to find another way that is not the credit rating way.

Mandated hikes in the minimum wage do not cure poverty and they clearly do not create jobs.

Simply put, if Congress continues to allow remote sales taxes to go uncollected and electronic commerce continues to grow as predicted, other taxes, such as income and property taxes, will have to be increased to offset the lost revenue to state and local governments.

None of us wants this premium ultimately to be enacted into law.

Had the airlines not had a crisis, I'm not sure we would have been here today debating pensions,

Hardworking Americans who spend a lifetime earning their pensions deserve to reap the benefits they are promised in retirement.

Today's vote is the first major step in 15 years toward more affordable health insurance options for small business and working families. The people who make up the bedrock of our economy - small, family owned businesses, have demanded change.

We were able to reduce spending through changes in the way lenders operate. But at the same time, we shielded the direct impact to students, and actually increased student opportunities.

Wyoming ranchers are suffering because the Japanese government is not holding up its end of the bargain. A year ago this month, Japan agreed to let our beef back in, but instead of opening the border they are dragging their feet.

With both mind and body, Wyoming contributes to our national defense, ... Our young men and women sacrifice on the battlefield, and our researchers continue to look for new and better ways to make us all safer.

While I respected the right of my colleagues to disagree with a president's choice, in the end, I believe we have made the right decision to promote Dr. Crawford. He has a long and distinguished history of leadership and public service, and I look forward to his continued work in promoting and protecting the public health.

I've always said that if a picture is worth a thousand words then being on the ground is worth a thousand pictures. That's exactly what I've seen today.

The morale of our troops is key to a strong military. Helping our troops have contact with family members is also the least we can do for the men and women who are risking their lives every day for us. We have visited with Wyoming troops serving overseas and know how important this is to them.

It's my job to invite all of you to come to Wyoming and Yellowstone Park where we hope you get a glimpse of the grizzly. We hope you do not have an encounter with the grizzly.

If we transform health insurance to a market where small employers and family-owned businesses can demand better benefits at better prices, insurance companies would be forced either to keep up with the competition, or lose their market share.