[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 215 (Friday, December 18, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S7705]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
TRIBUTE TO MICHAEL B. ENZI
Ms. CORTEZ MASTO. Mr. President, I want to take a moment to recognize
and thank the Senator from Wyoming, Mike Enzi. He has served the State
of Wyoming and our Nation for more than 40 years, first as the Mayor of
Gillette, then in both chambers of the Wyoming Legislature, and finally
in the U.S. Senate since 1997. Over the past 4 years, I have had the
pleasure of serving with Senator Enzi in the Senate, including on the
Finance Committee for the last 2 years. Together, we introduced the
1921 Silver Dollar Coin Anniversary Act, to celebrate the anniversary
of the Peace silver dollar memorializing the end of World War I.
Senator Enzi has had a long and distinguished tenure in the Senate as
both the chair and ranking member of the Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions Committee and as the chair of the Budget Committee. Across all
his legislative efforts, Senator Enzi has remained a staunch advocate
of his ``80 percent tool''--the belief that we can get a lot done when
we can agree on 80 percent of the issues 80 percent of the time. This
lesson is one that we all should take to heart as we enter the 117th
Congress and the future.
Senator Enzi's legacy and his words of wisdom--do what is right, do
your best, treat others as they wish to be treated--will continue to
remind us to work hard and serve our constituents to the best of our
abilities. I wish him a peaceful retirement fly-fishing on the banks of
Wyoming's rivers, and I wish his wife Diana and his family all the best
in the next chapter.
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