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

News List

  • “Guantanamo North” Plan Needs New Direction
    Nov 20, 2009  - The Obama Administration is inching closer to bringing terrorist prisoners being held at Guantanamo Bay to the United States for detention and prosecution.  I couldn’t disagree more with their decision.    For an Administration that has continued campaigning nonstop since President Obama was elec... More
  • Statement on Keeping Guantanamo Bay Prisoners Out of the U.S.
    Nov 17, 2009  - “The Obama Administration’s primary goal should be to keep terrorists off of U.S. soil, not house them near our homes or give them additional constitutional rights in a court of law.    “Survey after survey shows the majority of the American public agrees with keeping Guantanamo Bay open.    “H... More
  • Sensenbrenner Speaks about USA PATRIOT Act to Federalist Society in Madison
    Oct 12, 2009  - Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R, Menomonee Falls) today, spoke to the University of Wisconsin-Madison Chapter of the Federalist Society in Madison, about the importance of the USA PATRIOT Act, its constitutionality, and the need for its three provisions set to expire at the end of this year to be r... More
  • Protecting America by Extending USA PATRIOT Act Provisions
    Sep 24, 2009  - Since President Obama took office, we haven’t agreed on many things.  However, one policy we both agree on is that the three provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act that have helped keep us safe for years should be reauthorized before they expire on December 31, 2009.    The urgency for this reauthoriz... More
  • Sensenbrenner Responds to Today’s Senate PASS ID Hearing
    Jul 15, 2009  - Please see the below statement by Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI), regarding today’s Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee hearing on PASS ID with Department of Homeland Security Secretary, Janet Napolitano.  “I stand behind REAL ID as it passed in the House, unanimously p... More
  • Sensenbrenner discusses REAL ID on radio with Jay Weber
    Jun 17, 2009  - Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner discussed REAL ID on Jay Weber's radio show the morning of Wednesday, June 17, 2009.  They also briefly talked about the election in Iran at the end of the conversation.  More
  • Sensenbrenner on CNN's "The Situation Room" discussing REAL ID
    Jun 16, 2009  - On June 15th, Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner was on CNN's "The Situation Room" with Wolf Blitzer discussing the importance of REAL ID.  Watch it here.  More
  • Sensenbrenner Responds to PASS ID Legislation
    Jun 16, 2009  - Please see the below statement by Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) regarding the repeal of REAL ID for PASS ID.  “The PASS ID legislation that was recently introduced in the Senate returns America to the security standards we had in place on September 10, 2001.  Those standards allowed 19 terr... More