Chair's Press

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today said the Senate is making progress in advancing bills that will provide life-long learning opportunities for all Americans, from pre-school through graduate school and the workplace – thanks to the...

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today said the HELP Committee had taken the first step toward approving two key higher education bills that will make college more affordable, protect students from bad actors in the student loan industry, and...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Senate Republican leaders today pledged to defeat a Democrat proposal that would rob America’s workers of their right to cast a government-supervised, private ballot when deciding whether to bring a...

Washington, D.C. – At the one-year anniversary of President’s signing the “MINER Act” into law, U.S. Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today said the act and the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) continue to improve mine safety across the...

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), Ranking Member ofthe Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, yesterdaycosponsored a bipartisan Higher Education Act (HEA) reauthorization bill, S. 1642, thatwill make college more affordable, protect students from bad actors in the student loanindustry, and provide students...

Washington, D.C. – As the Senate prepares to begin debate on a bill that would compromise a worker’s right to cast a government-supervised, private ballot when deciding whether to join a union, U.S. Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, pledged to oppose the bill...

(As Prepared for Delivery) We’re here today to speak up and it’s about time they listened. Let’s speak up so every Congressman hears you. Speak up so every Senator hears you. Speak up so the White House hears you. Let’s speak up! Because we’ve got something to say! We have so many great leaders here today who have...

(As Prepared for Delivery)We’re here today to speak up and it’s about time they listened. Let’s speak up so every Congressman hears you. Speak up so every Senator hears you. Speak up so the White House hears you. Let’s speak up! Because we’ve got something to say!We have so many great leaders here today who have given their lives to the cause of...

WASHINGTON, D.C—Today, Senators Edward Kennedy, Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, and Ranking Member Michael Enzi sent letters to Dr. Julie Gerberding, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Secretary Michael Chertoff of the Department of Homeland Security requesting information...

Washington D.C. – U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-WY, Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP Committee), today introduced legislation to assist student borrowers and their families by ensuring that they have an exit strategy to make sound repayment decisions and manage their loan debts after...

Washington, D.C. –U.S. Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today said that implementation of the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response (MINER) Act has led to improved mine safety across the country. “Mining presents unique safety challenges,” Enzi...

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today praised President Bush’s new initiative to combat HIV/AIDS across the globe, saying that the President’s plan will provide the resources needed to prevent the spread of the disease, treat those who...

Washington, D.C. –U.S. Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today said the Senate has taken a bold step to protect American consumers and patients, voting to approve a comprehensive bill to enhance drug safety that provides new resources for post-market surveillance and...

Washington D.C. – U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-WY, Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP Committee), today said that Congress needs to strengthen the nation’s substance abuse and mental health care delivery system by making it more streamlined and giving local communities the flexibility to meet...

Washington D.C. – U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-WY, Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP Committee), today said that Congress needs to strengthen the nation’s substance abuse and mental health care delivery system by making it more streamlined and giving local communities the flexibility to meet...

Washington D.C. – U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-WY, Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP Committee), today said attaching the Dorgan amendment to the landmark, bipartisan drug safety bill being considered by the Senate will put the health and safety of Americans in jeopardy by allowing drugs lacking...

Washington, D.C. –U.S. Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today said the Senate has taken a bold step to protect American consumers and patients by moving forward on a comprehensive bill to enhance drug safety by providing new resources for post-market surveillance...

Washington D.C. – U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-WY, Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP Committee), today introduced legislation to protect student borrowers and their families by establishing clear, standard operating procedures to manage access to private student financial information. Under...

Washington D.C. – U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-WY, Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP Committee), today rejected an amendment to the drug safety bill that would reduce, rather than improve, drug safety by opening America’s borders to counterfeit and tainted prescription drugs. “Half of...

Washington D.C. – U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-WY, Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP Committee), said the Senate’s vote clearing the way to allow drug importation as part of “The Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act,” has put needed safety reforms protect consumers and...