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

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  • Over-Criminalization
    May 11, 2013  - Throughout my time in Congress, I have been concerned with the encroachment of government into the everyday lives of Americans. And as a long-serving member of the Judiciary Committee and current chairman of the Crime Subcommittee, I’ve seen first-hand how muddled the criminal code is. It’s time to ... More
  • Open Access Aids Science Research
    Apr 16, 2013  - No one likes paying for the same thing twice. This holds true for federally funded scientific research. For years, scholarly journals have relied on taxpayers paying for research on the front end and access to the results on the back. It is past time to embrace an open access policy for scientific r... More
  • Obama's Bad Budget
    Apr 11, 2013  - President Obama’s budget proposal is extremely disappointing and in many ways even worse than anticipated. His plan raises taxes by $1.1 trillion, increases government spending by $964 and adds $8.2 trillion to our debt. The President’s budget takes more money out of the pockets of hard-working Amer... More
  • Ill-Advised Cuts by FAA Put WI Jobs and Safety in Jeopardy
    Apr 1, 2013  - Record debt of over $16.4 trillion and consecutive trillion dollar deficits caused by out of control spending in Washington have forced Congress to make some difficult decisions – and many more will be needed to stabilize our economy. We must go after the drivers of our debt, get America back on tra... More
  • House Passes GOP Budget
    Mar 21, 2013  - Republicans continue to introduce real solutions while Democrats further endanger economic recovery. Instead of trying to find common-ground on a budget that can pass both chambers or highlighting a continuing resolution (CR) Republicans and Democrats have agreed on, Harry Reid has opted to spend hi... More
  • Sequestration
    Mar 8, 2013  - The Obama Administration proposed sequestration as part of the Budget Control Act to raise the debt ceiling. Republicans agreed to it as a way to force Washington to address its out-of-control spending and our national debt, which is currently over $16.6 trillion. The sequester decreases current spe... More
  • Bungled ATF Milwaukee Sting Leaves Many Questions Unanswered
    Feb 13, 2013  - You may have read in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) was running an undercover operation that had several very concerning mistakes and problems. The ATF’s mistakes included allowing a machine gun and other weapons to be stolen in the... More
  • Waiting on the President: Keystone Pipeline
    Jan 25, 2013  - The President has held up the Keystone XL Pipeline for far too long. This week, the Governor of Nebraska dismantled the last possible obstruction to this project that would spur the creation of thousands of jobs and improve our nation’s energy security. It is time for the President to put politics a... More
  • You Are Invited to a Town Hall Meeting
    Jan 10, 2013  - I am looking forward to a busy schedule of town hall meetings and office hours in 2013. Communicating with my constituents is a two-way street, and these meetings provide an opportunity for anyone to make their voice heard, particularly during this debate on the future of our economy and national d... More
  • The Fiscal Crisis is Not Over
    Jan 4, 2013  - The bill to avert the fiscal cliff passed late in the evening on January 1. I voted against the bill because the so-called deal doesn’t promote economic growth or job creation, it discourages it. Rather than address the drivers of our debt problem, it completely avoids any serious spending reform. I... More