[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 213 (Wednesday, December 16, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7528-S7529]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                       Tribute to Michael B. Enzi

  Madam President, Mike Enzi has long served the people of Wyoming with 
distinction. Mike and I spent many years working together on the 
Banking Committee and on the HELP Committee, which he chaired during 
some of my service on that committee. I have always appreciated his 
decency and thoughtfulness.
  He spent his time in the Senate advancing his ``80-20`` approach to 
legislating. He sought to focus on the 80 percent of issues, where both 
sides could come to an agreement, rather than on the 20 percent of 
issues where he felt an agreement was unreachable. He worked quietly 
behind the scenes to get things done, and he got things done.
  Mike is one of the few U.S. Senators with an accounting background, 
and he and I worked closely together to bring greater awareness to 
financial literacy issues, as well as to create the Senate Financial 
Literacy Caucus to help Americans develop and maintain healthy 
financial habits.
  I am also especially grateful for Mike's support for legislation I 
led in 2010 updating museum and library services to better meet the 
needs of Americans. As the then-ranking member of the HELP Committee, 
Mike played a pivotal role in securing the law's passage.
  Our work together was of great importance, and I will miss his 
thoughtfulness and determination. I wish Mike well in all of his future 
endeavors.

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