Article snippet: Sen. MORE (R-Wyo.) announced Saturday that he will retire from the Senate at the end of his current term, capping off a 22-year career in Washington. Enzi, 75, who currently serves as chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, made the announcement while speaking at city hall in Gillette, Wyo., where he once served as mayor. "I have much to get done in the next year and a half," he said in prepared remarks released by his office. "I want to be able to focus on budget reform to get control of our national debt," he said. "I don’t want to be burdened with the distractions of a campaign. After this term I will find other ways to serve." Enzi was first elected to the Senate in 1996 and most recently won reelection in 2014. An outspoken fiscal conservative, Enzi has been vocal about the country’s fiscal crisis and was a leading proponent of the GOP tax cut plan that passed in 2017. Before serving as chairman of the Budget Committee, he headed the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, a panel on which he is still a member. Enzi on Saturday touted his record in Washington, including achieving mine safety changes and pension protections while also joining the fight against the AIDS epidemic in Africa. “Most of my bills have 15 or less votes in opposition, which is considered very bipartisan,” he said. Fellow Wyoming Sen. MORE by more than 45 points in 2016. Rep. MORE (Wyo.), currently the third-ranking House Republican, could run, though it would mean lea... Link to the full article to read more