[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 209 (Thursday, December 10, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7416-S7417]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          TRIBUTE TO MIKE ENZI

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, one factor that helps make someone a strong 
representative of their constituents is the body of experience they 
bring to their job. Mike Enzi has spent his life representing his 
constituents, first as a mayor, then in the Wyoming Senate, and 
ultimately in the U.S. Senate, a post to which the people of Wyoming 
have elected and reelected him four times.
  While our States are quite different geographically, Wyoming, like 
Vermont, is State of close-knit communities, and it is easy to see how 
deeply Senator Enzi cares for his fellow Wyomingites and how firmly he 
prioritizes his constituents. As a Senator, he has worked to expand 
resources for vocational and technical education programs nationwide, 
and he has worked to protect and create jobs in Wyoming and across the 
United States as a strong advocate for domestic energy production from 
a diverse array of sources.
  Mike has been a longtime member and top Republican of the Senate 
Budget Committee and, before that, of the

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Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. Although we certainly 
have not agreed on many policy issues and priorities over the years, I 
have greatly appreciated working alongside Senator Enzi to fund and 
define many other legislative priorities to meet the needs of the 
American people.
  I will miss my fellow Italian-Irish friend. We were a proud caucus of 
the only two Irish-Italian American Senators. Upon his retirement from 
the Senate, I would like to thank Senator Enzi for his service, and 
Marcelle and I wish Mike and his wife Diana all the best.

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