CONGRESSMAN JIM SENSENBRENNER - PROUDLY SERVING WISCONSIN‘S 5TH DISTRICT

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  • Radio Interview with Frank Gaffney: 2012 Priorities for Homeland Security
    Jan 17, 2012  - Congressman Sensenbrenner spoke with Frank Gaffney and Fred Grandy on Secure Freedom Radio about his work as Chair of the the House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security and priorities for 2012, including the tools of the PATRIOT Act, investigating Fast and Furious, the REAL ID Act,... More
  • Sensenbrenner Statement on 9/11 Commission Tenth Anniversary Report Card
    Sep 1, 2011  - Congressman Sensenbrenner issued this statement in response to the 9/11 Commission’s Tenth Anniversary Report Card, which included a recommendation to implement REAL ID: “The 9/11 Commission’s assessment reaffirmed the need for a secure form of identification, which was passed by Congress as the REA... More
  • SENSENBRENNER STATEMENT ON DEATH OF BIN LADEN
    May 2, 2011  - Shortly after the Twin Towers came down on that tragic September day in 2001, President George W. Bush vowed that we would hunt down Osama Bin Laden and bring the terrorists to justice. Through his work; the efforts of countless intelligence officials; the blood, sweat, and tears of our Armed Forces... More
  • SENSENBRENNER STATEMENT REGARDING MILITARY COMMISSION TRIALS AT GUANTANAMO BAY
    Apr 4, 2011  - Congressman Sensenbrenner issued the following statement in response to Attorney General Eric Holder’s announcement that the Obama Administration will now prosecute Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM) and four other 9-11 co-conspirators in military commission trials at Guantanamo Bay. “Since the very begin... More
  • Confusion and Uncertainty
    Apr 1, 2011  - Libya is a country in North Africa slightly larger than Alaska and the vast majority of it is desert. Nearly 90 percent of the roughly 6.6 million people living there reside in ten percent of the country – mainly in coastal cities. On March 19, President Obama commanded our military forces to help p... More
  • SENSENBRENNER STATEMENT REGARDING THE PRESIDENT’S SPEECH ON LIBYA
    Mar 28, 2011  - Please see the below statement from Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (WI-05). “Better late than never, was my immediate thought when it was announced that President Obama would address the American public about U.S. actions in Libya. “I question how Nobel Peace Prize winner, President Obama, who up unt... More
  • Protecting the PATRIOT Act
    Feb 18, 2011  - On the President’s desk waiting for his signature is my bill extending the PATRIOT Act for 90 days. Both the House and Senate passed this bill in the last week. While I’m glad these provisions were extended, as they keep important intelligence-gathering provisions in place, I wish the Senate would h... More
  • Sensenbrenner Speaks on the PATRIOT Act
    Feb 14, 2011  - Congressman Sensenbrenner spoke on the House floor several times on Monday, February 14 in support of the USA PATRIOT Act. Watch his floor speech, defense of the act statement, and motion to recommit response below. Watch the floor speech HERE. Watch him defend the act HERE. Watch Rep. Sensenbrenner... More
  • Sensenbrenner Speaks On Behalf of Reauthorization of PATRIOT ACT
    Feb 8, 2011  - Congressman Sensenbrenner spoke on the House floor today in support of extending the USA PATRIOT Act. On January 26, Sensenbrenner introduced legislation calling for the reauthorization of the three key national security provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act that are set to expire at the end of February... More
  • Sensenbrenner Statement on PATRIOT Act Vote
    Feb 8, 2011  - “I am disappointed in the outcome of tonight’s vote on extending three provisions in the PATRIOT Act. This was nothing but Democrats playing politics with national security, and their arguments ring hollow. “Since this law was enacted, these provisions have been scrutinized to the fullest extent of ... More