[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 43 (Thursday, March 17, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1583-S1584]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          TRIBUTE TO MIKE ENZI

  Mr. BARRASSO. Mr. President, on March 29 in Laramie, the University 
of Wyoming will recognize the work of Senator Mike Enzi with an 
official dedication of the Michael B. Enzi STEM Facility. It is a well-
deserved honor and one that I would like to share with my fellow 
Senators.

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  The state of the art facility opened in January of 2016. With more 
than 107,000 square feet and over 30 labs, the University of Wyoming 
Michael B. Enzi STEM Facility will allow 900 students from multiple 
disciplines to be actively engaged in lab studies at the same time. The 
design of the facility allows students to enjoy an active learning 
environment that encourages continuous interaction between instructors 
and students. Classrooms are laid out in such a way that instructors 
have the flexibility to adjust their lessons to accommodate the needs 
and interests of the students, ensuring that they are always in an 
environment most conducive to learning.
  There is no better way to honor the lifetime work of Senator Enzi 
than to name this facility in his honor. Throughout his years as an 
accountant and in elected office, Mike has been a solid leader who is 
willing to take on tough challenges. From his time as mayor in 
Gillette, a town that truly represents the definition of an American 
boomtown, to his work in the U.S. Senate, Mike studies and works 
through an issue and always approaches the problem with an ``I will 
solve this and make it better'' attitude. This approach to problem 
solving has helped Mike succeed as chairman of both the Senate Health, 
Education, Labor and Pensions Committee and the Senate Budget 
Committee.
  Senator Enzi recognizes that if you provide people the tools to 
succeed, many will. Mike understands human nature and recognizes that a 
one size fits all approach to serious problems is not always the best 
way to fix things. Senator Enzi believes in the ability of people to 
learn, whether in the classroom, on the job, or through personal 
experiences, and to take that knowledge and use it in a way to better 
themselves and others.
  The Michael B. Enzi STEM Facility is a perfect reflection of the man: 
give people an opportunity to learn, to interact, to share, and in an 
environment that works for them, and they will achieve great things.
  In praising his effort to improve education in Wyoming, Chris 
Boswell, University of Wyoming's vice president for governmental and 
community affairs, said the following about Mike Enzi: ``He has been 
very influential in crafting legislation that garners bipartisan 
support in the Senate. These have been bills that moved significant 
education initiatives forward. Whether as chairman or ranking member, 
Senator Enzi knows how to move bills through to become law, and Wyoming 
and the country are the better for it.''
  I agree completely, and I congratulate Senator Enzi on this honor.

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