Mike Enzi, United States Senator for Wyoming
Wyoming celebrated 130
years of statehood on July 10, 2020. Our state has had many
accomplishments over the years, from being the first to grant women the right to
vote, to the country's first national park, and being one of the
leaders in the energy and mineral industry. We have some of the best
communities, thanks to Wyomingites' neighborly spirit, local businesses and
willingness to help others. Wyoming is certainly a great place to
call home.
To help us celebrate, the Library of Congress created a
collection of Wyoming maps, songs and pictures. There are even resources
for teachers and a collection of veteran stories from Wyoming. I
encourage you to check out the collection and see if you can learn something
new about our Cowboy state. You can view the collection here [link 1].
I wish our state and its residents another great 130 years.
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What's new? **
Senator Enzi joins effort to help ensure health care
prices are transparent*
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In a move to empower patients and
lower health care costs, U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., joined
Senator Mike Braun, R-Ind., in introducing the PRICE Transparency Act.
The
legislation would codify the two health care price transparency rules
that came out of President Donald Trump's Improving Price and Quality
Transparency in American Healthcare Executive Order---which requires
hospitals and insurers to reveal their low, discounted cash prices and
negotiated rates to consumers before they receive medical
care.
"Americans often leave their health care visits frustrated not knowing what
price to expect on the bill," Enzi said. "But for many procedures, if
you can know the cost beforehand, you can choose the hospital that
fits your needs. The Administration issued these no-nonsense health care
price transparency rules. I am glad that our legislation would help
cement them so patients can stay informed about the real cost of their
treatment before they receive the care they need."
Click here [link
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Enzi cosponsors bill to increase government
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Enzi signed on to legislation that aims to create
more efficiency by modifying, consolidating or repealing outdated,
duplicative or unnecessary agency regulations.
"Congress should always
be looking to streamline the federal government so it is more efficient
and accountable to hardworking taxpayers," Enzi said. "Wasting
taxpayer dollars is unacceptable and our nation's spending crisis makes it
even more important to reduce needless and duplicative government
programs."
Click here [link 3] to learn more.
Enzi, Barrasso request
regulatory relief for meat processing industry
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Enzi and Senator John
Barrasso, R-Wyo., joined a bipartisan group of senators in asking U.S.
Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to consider areas for
regulatory and programmatic reform in the meat processing
industry.
"When high-capacity processing facilities experienced outbreaks
amongst employees, operations were forced to shut-off or slow down
production, leaving the rancher with livestock they could not move and the
consumer with either empty grocery shelves or overpriced products," the
senators wrote in a letter. "These pitfalls can be avoided in the future
if we take action today to promote a diversified food supply chain.
Regulations must be streamlined to remove barriers impeding small and
medium-sized meat processors."
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Enzi, Hassan introduce bipartisan bill to help address coin
shortage, save taxpayer dollars by modifying composition of
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Enzi and Senator Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., introduced bipartisan
legislation to allow the U.S. Mint to adjust the metal content of circulating
coins in an effort to save taxpayer dollars. The bill could also help
the U.S. Mint to produce more coins as banks face a temporary coin
shortage due to COVID-19. The U.S. Mint estimates that by adjusting the
metal content of coins, the federal government could save between $10-17
million a year.
"I'm pleased to join Senator Hassan in introducing
this legislation," said Enzi. "It aims to provide savings to taxpayers
by allowing the mint to change the metallic composition of circulating
coins to the most cost-effective standard. We should be looking to
increase efficiencies where possible, and this is a commonsense change
that would do just that."
Click here [link 6] to learn
more.
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Around the State **
Western Welding Academy visit in Gillette*
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Enzi
visited the Western Welding Academy in Gillette for a tour by
owner/instructor Tyler Sasse. The academy has a goal to train young workers in an
important field and get manufacturing businesses to invest in the
community.
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Washington, DC 20510
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