Ranking Member's Press | Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions

07.07.2010

Enzi: Public Deserves Full Examination of Berwick and Gotbaum Appointments

Washington, D.C – U.S. Senator Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, made the following statement on President Obama’s decision to bypass Senate procedure to appoint Donald Berwick as Director of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Joshua...

12.15.2009

Promises Broken: Reid Bill Hikes Taxes on Middle Class, Small Business, Enzi Says

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) today said the Senate must say no to the enormous tax increase the Reid health care bill will lay on America’s middle class families and small businesses, and urged sending the measure back for a re-write that reins in the cost of health care instead. “If the Reid bill passes,...

12.05.2009

Seniors Know the Truth: Reid Bill’s Half-Trillion in Cuts from Medicare Would Crush Home Health Care

Washington, D.C. – Despite unbelievable claims and promises from many Senate Democrats that cutting a half-trillion dollars from Medicare will not affect beneficiaries, seniors know the truth: slashing Medicare will lead to reduced benefits and poorer quality of care, especially for patients who rely on home health agencies, U.S. Senator Mike...

10.29.2009

Statement of Michael B. Enzi, Ranking Member Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Pension in Peril: Helping Workers Preserve Retirement Security Through a Recession

Mr. Chairman, just over a year ago you and I held our first retirement savings hearing together and we looked into how to provide greater transparency and understanding of 401(k) disclosure statements to workers and retirees. So today, I am very glad that we are expanding our review of our nation’s retirement saving system by looking into...