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  • What’s Next in the Health Care Debate?
    Nov 13, 2009  - Around 11:15 p.m. (est) on Saturday, November 7, the House passed H.R. 3962 –  better known as Speaker Pelosi’s health care overhaul bill – by a vote of 220 to 215 (218 votes were needed to pass).  In a strong showing of bipartisanship, 39 Democrats voted against the bill (only one Republican voted ... More
  • Statement on Health Care Overhaul Vote
    Nov 7, 2009  - Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (WI-05) issued the following statement in response to the House of Representatives passing H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act, by a vote of 220 to 215 late tonight: “The U.S. Constitution declares “We the people,” not “we the government.”  Yet, with ... More
  • Bigger, But Not Better
    Nov 6, 2009  - The health care overhaul bill is getting bigger.  With the addition of Speaker Pelosi’s Manager’s Amendment, it’s now up to a whopping 2032 pages, and still growing, but it’s not getting any better!  If Nancy Pelosi’s health care overhaul bill passes, the results will likely make Cash for Clunkers... More
  • WISCONSINITES PAYING MORE TO GET LESS WITH HEALTH CARE OVERHAUL
    Nov 3, 2009  - Earlier today, Congressmen Tom Petri (WI-06), Paul Ryan (WI-01) and Jim Sensenbrenner (WI-05) highlighted why Speaker Pelosi’s $1.2 trillion, 1,990 page health care overhaul is a bad deal for Wisconsinites.  The massive overhaul was unveiled by House Leadership last Thursday, with a vote on final pa... More
  • Sensenbrenner Speaks with Charlie Sykes about Health Care
    Nov 3, 2009  - On Tuesday, November 3, Congressman Sensenbrenner spoke with radio host Charlie Sykes about the impact Speaker Pelosi's health care overhaul bill would have on Wisconsinites.  Some highlights are included below. “How soon the Manager’s Amendment is introduced will determine how well she’s [Pelosi... More
  • Americans Shall give a Thumbs Down on Health Care
    Nov 2, 2009  - After days of shutting out the conservative voice from the discussion, last Thursday, Speaker Pelosi’s 1,990 page, trillion dollar, health care overhaul bill was introduced.  Many Members, including myself, used some of the weekend to read through it, as it’s expected we’ll be voting on it as soon... More
  • More Rushing = A Prescription for Disaster
    Jul 31, 2009  - In President Obama’s recent “health care” press conference remarks, he said Washington needed deadlines, or nothing gets done.  To a certain extent, I agree.  However, when setting demands and expectations, it’s also important to be reasonable and realistic.  For a man who briefly served as a U.S.... More