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  • 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
  • House Passes Adam Walsh Reauthorization
    Aug 2, 2012  - Congressman Sensenbrenner (R-WI), the original author of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act, issued this statement after the House passed H.R. 3796, the Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2012 by voice vote last night: “Since the law’s enactment in 2006, the Adam Walsh Act has made it mor... More
  • POLITICO OpEd- Politicizing the Voting Rights Act
    Jul 30, 2012  - Politicizing the Voting Rights Act By: Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner The fundamental goals and bipartisan legacy of the Voting Rights Act are imperiled by Attorney General Eric Holder’s Justice Department and the administration he serves. The beleaguered attorney general recently asserted that common-sens... More
  • Sensenbrenner Holds Hearing on DEA, Calls for Future Congressional Oversight
    Jun 20, 2012  - Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Chairman of Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, today held an oversight hearing on the Drug Enforcement Administration. Sensenbrenner’s questions to DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart, including the DEA’s involvement in Fast and Furious and... More
  • Sensenbrenner Releases Memo: Obama’s Executive Privilege Illegal
    Jun 20, 2012  - Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner, former Chair of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following memo showing President Obama’s assertion of executive privilege is illegal: “The President’s assertion of executive privilege is an illegal attempt to avoid responsibility for the Department’s miscon... More
  • President Obama’s Amnesty Ignores Rule of Law
    Jun 15, 2012  - Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) issued this statement in response to President Obama’s announcement that his Department of Homeland Security will cease deporting illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as children, and instead begin giving them work permits. “Today President Obama made a politi... More
  • Sensenbrenner Speaks on House Floor in Support of VAWA
    May 16, 2012  - Thank you, Madam Speaker. I can't believe what I’m hearing on the other side of the aisle. I was the author of the last re-authorization of VAWA. It passed this house 415-4, and many of the members who are complaining about the inadequacy of the present law weren't around to try to strengthen it. T... More
  • Members of Congress Call on President to Respect Supreme Court
    Apr 10, 2012  - Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) sent a letter to President Obama regarding his comments that the Supreme Court would be taking an “unprecedented” step in overturning the health care law. Congressman Sensenbrenner today released the letter, signed by 21 members of Congress, and this statement: “... More
  • Protecting Private Property Rights
    Mar 2, 2012  - The freedom to own and protect one’s private property is foundational to our country—our Constitution explicitly protects private property rights. This week, the House approved my legislation, H.R. 1433, the Private Property Rights Protection Act, to protect every citizen’s right to private property... More
  • Sensenbrenner Video: Restore Private Property Rights
    Feb 28, 2012  - Today the U.S. House of Representatives approved Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner’s legislation, H.R. 1433 the Private Property Rights Protection Act. Watch this video of Congressman Sensenbrenner’s remarks on the House Floor: Text as prepared: Mr. Speaker, I am pleased that the House of Representative... More