• Sensenbrenner Statement
    Dec 27, 2006  -  Menomonee Falls Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner made the following remarks today upon learning of the death of former President Gerald Ford: “President Gerald Ford will be remembered as the man who restored respect to the presidency and other institutions of government at one of the most trying ... More
  • Sensenbrenner Statement on Commissioning of the Freedom in Milwaukee
    Dec 22, 2006  -  Menomonee Falls Representative F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr., issued the following statement upon learning of the Navy’s decision to name Milwaukee as the host city for the commissioning of a new Navy warship next summer: “Secretary Winter’s decision to name Milwaukee as the host city for the co... More
  • Sensenbrenner Applauds Grant Award for North Shore Fire Department
    Nov 16, 2006  -  Menomonee Falls Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner is pleased to announce that the Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG) has allocated the North Shore Fire Department an award in the amount of $208,518.  The AFG provides direct grants to local fire de... More
  • Sensenbrenner Applauds Grant Award
    Nov 1, 2006  -  Menomonee Falls Representative Jim Sensenbrenner announced that he is the recipient of the ‘Hero of the Taxpayer’ award, issued by one of America’s leading taxpayer advocacy organizations, Americans for Tax Reform (ATR).  As a result of his 95% rating for votes he cast in 2005 on behalf o... More
  • Sensenbrenner Earns NAM Award for Outstanding Voting Record
    Oct 30, 2006  -  Menomonee Falls Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner announced today that he has been selected by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) to receive the NAM Award for Manufacturing Legislative Excellence.  The award is based on Congressman Sensenbrenner’s voting record in the 109th Congr... More
  • Sensenbrenner Applauds Grant Award that Protects Area Police
    Oct 12, 2006  -  Menomonee Falls Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner is pleased to announce that the Department of Justice’s Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program (BVP) has allocated over $50,000 to help purchase bulletproof vests for 24 police and county sheriffs’ departments in the 5th District. Grants from the BVP... More
  • Sensenbrenner Celebrates Grant Awards for Area Firefighters
    Oct 6, 2006  -  Menomonee Falls Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner is pleased to announce two grants awarded this week in the amount of $33,258 to the Boltonville Volunteer Fire Department, and $38,000 to the Merton Fire Department.  The grants, which were made available by the Department of Homeland Security... More
  • Securing Our Borders and Nations
    Sep 22, 2006  -  I read a story in a Wisconsin paper earlier this month about a citizen of Ecuador who had been living in the US illegally since at least 1995. The reason for him being the subject of that article is that he was charged in March with helping other illegal immigrants procure valid Wisconsin driv... More
  • "Show Me the Money"
    Sep 15, 2006  - Money doesn’t grow on trees. But the ease and frequency with which some of my colleagues in Congress insert dollar amounts in spending bills makes me wonder if they’re aware of this concept. As my constituents know, I am not a fan of earmarks. This does not mean that I have never sponsored any durin... More
  • Safety is Number One Priority
    Sep 7, 2006  -  This Monday, September 11, marks the five-year anniversary of the terrorist attacks of 2001 which claimed the lives of almost 3,000 people. As the day approaches, and particularly during the course of Monday, we will all have our own methods of dealing with it. Some will remember their loved o... More