[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 204 (Thursday, December 3, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7192-S7193]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                        Tribute to Michael Enzi

  Mr. President, yesterday afternoon, Mike Enzi delivered his farewell 
address. While Mike has more than earned his retirement over a long and 
dedicated career in Washington and in Wyoming, we are going to miss him 
here in the U.S. Senate.
  Mike is an accountant and spent years as a small business man, and he 
brought that background and common sense to Washington, DC, with him.
  In many ways, he has been the conscience of the Senate on spending 
issues, reminding us that we don't have an unlimited amount of money to 
spend and that every dollar we add to the debt is a burden that will 
have to be met by our children and grandchildren.

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  As chairman of the Budget Committee, he has passed budgets with an 
eye to restraining spending and lessening the burden we place on future 
generations. His 2018 budget also paved the way for the landmark Tax 
Cuts and Jobs Act, which reformed America's outdated Tax Code, helped 
create jobs and opportunities for workers, and put more money in the 
pockets of American families.
  Mike is an outstanding legislator, and he is also one of the finest 
human beings you will ever meet. I think all of us have benefited from 
his thoughtfulness at one time or another. I remember when I was 
experiencing heel pain a few years ago with an ailment called plantar 
fasciitis, and I mentioned it to Mike because he was a shoe salesman 
and a shoe store owner. It wasn't more than a few days later when Mike 
came to me with some heel inserts to put into my shoes, which, I might 
add, helped a lot. Obviously, he had a lot of experience through the 
years dealing with people with foot issues. But it was typical of Mike 
Enzi--thoughtful and practical, down-to-earth.
  In business, as everyone knows, the customer comes first, and Mike 
has brought that attitude to his 24 years here in the U.S. Senate. As a 
shoe salesman, he put his customers first, and as a Senator, he always 
put his constituents and the American people first. He has never 
forgotten how to help people. He has never forgotten where he comes 
from. He has worked hard every day that he has been here in the Senate 
to make life better for the people of Wyoming and for American 
citizens.
  He is an outstanding colleague and a friend, and I will miss his 
wisdom and expertise--and his great fishing stories.
  Mike, I wish you the very best of everything in your retirement. I am 
glad you will have more time to spend with Diana and the kids and 
grandkids and more time to enjoy your beloved home State of Wyoming. 
While no State will ever compare to South Dakota in my book, I have to 
say that Wyoming is spectacularly beautiful, and I am glad you will be 
able to be there now on more of a full-time basis. But you will be 
missed here. I want to thank you for your service and your friendship. 
May God bless you and your family in your retirement.
  I yield the floor.
  I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the floor.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Ms. CORTEZ MASTO. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
order for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.