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

Press Releases and Statements

  • Sensenbrenner Responds to State of the Union, Return of Cap and Tax
    Feb 13, 2013  - Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) released this statement responding to President Obama’s State of the Union Address: “The President offered more the same platitudes on job creation we have heard for four years. More taxes, spending and regulation are not keys to economic growth; they are impedim... More
  • Sensenbrenner Investigates EPA’s Runaway Biofuel Mandate
    Feb 13, 2013  - Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) today sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to investigate the agency’s recently released 2013 mandate for cellulosic ethanol. The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the EPA’s 2012 projection of cellulosic biofuel production as unrealistic... More
  • Bipartisan Members of Judiciary Committee File Amicus Brief in Support of Voting Rights Act
    Feb 1, 2013  - Today, Members on the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. (R-Wis.), Rep. John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.), Rep. Jerrold L. Nadler (D-N.Y.), Rep. Steve Chabot (R-Ohio), Rep. Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-Va.), and Rep. Melvin L. Watt (D-N.C.), filed a brief as amici curiae in the... More
  • Sensenbrenner Blasts Mismanaged ATF Sting in Milwaukee
    Jan 30, 2013  - Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI), chair of the House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations issued this statement in response to news today of a botched U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) sting operation in Milwaukee: “News of the botc... More
  • Sensenbrenner Statement on Senate Immigration Framework
    Jan 28, 2013  - Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) today released this statement on the Senate’s proposed framework for immigration: “The Senate group laid out some principles today, and the President will do the same tomorrow. But the devil is in the details. I want to see actual legislation and assess the inten... More
  • Sensenbrenner to Hold Town Hall Meetings This Weekend
    Jan 25, 2013  - Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) will hold three Town Hall Meetings this weekend: Town Hall Meetings: Saturday, January 26th 9:00am West Allis Public Library 1:00pm Oconomowoc City Hall Sunday, January 27th 1:00pm Hartford City Hall More
  • Sensenbrenner Calls on President to Denounce Video Game Aimed at Shooting NRA Officials
    Jan 15, 2013  - Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) today called on the President to lead a thoughtful and reasoned debate on reducing gun violence and denounce a video game inviting users to take shots at National Rifle Association (NRA) officials. Text of the letter to President Obama: The Honorable Barack Obama... More
  • Sensenbrenner Releases January Town Hall and Office Hours Schedule
    Jan 9, 2013  - Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) today announced his January Town Hall Meetings and Office Hours. “I am looking forward to a busy schedule of town hall meetings and office hours in 2013,” Sensenbrenner said. “Communicating with my constituents is a two-way street, and these meetings provide an o... More
  • Sensenbrenner Announces 5th District Nominees to the US Service Academies
    Jan 8, 2013  - Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Menomonee Falls) announced today that twenty one students from Wisconsin’s Fifth Congressional District have received nominations to the US Service Academies. “Each year, I am impressed with the caliber of individuals who apply to my office,” Sensenbrenner said. “The... More
  • Sensenbrenner Statement on Fiscal Cliff Deal
    Jan 2, 2013  - Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) issued this statement regarding his vote against the fiscal cliff deal that hikes job-killing taxes without including any real spending reforms: “The so-called deal doesn’t promote economic growth or job creation, it discourages it. Rather than address the driver... More