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  • NDAA Passes in the House, Cushing Amendment Included
    Sep 23, 2013  - The House of Representatives today passed H.R. 1960, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2014, with bipartisan support. The NDAA includes an amendment by Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) and Ron Kind (D-WI). The amendment authorizes an award of the Medal of Honor to Fir... More
  • Judiciary Committee Approves Bill to Protect Private Property Rights
    Jun 13, 2013  - The House Judiciary Committee today approved legislation by voice vote that prohibits state and local governments that receive federal economic development funds from using eminent domain to transfer private property from one private owner to another for the purpose of economic development, the Priv... More
  • Protecting Property Rights for All Americans
    Jun 12, 2013  - Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) prepared the following statement for today’s House Judiciary Committee markup on H.R. 1944, the Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2013: I thank the Chairman for putting H.R. 1944, the Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2013, on today’s calendar. Th... More
  • Author of Patriot Act: FBI’s FISA Order is Abuse of Patriot Act
    Jun 6, 2013  - Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) today sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s application for a top secret court order to collect the phone records of essentially every call made by millions of Verizon customers. Congressman Sensenbrenner: “... More
  • AG Holder’s Response is Inadequate
    Jun 6, 2013  - Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder on May 29th. The letter sought answers to the discrepancies between his sworn testimony bef... More
  • Goodlatte & Sensenbrenner: American People Deserve Answers from Holder
    Jun 4, 2013  - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wisc.) today sent a letter to Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Peter Kadzik in response to the letter they received from him yest... More
  • Crime Subcommittee Hearing on “The Department of Justice's Handling of Known or Suspected Terrorists Admitted into the Federal Witness Security Program”
    Jun 4, 2013  - Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) prepared the following opening statement for today’s hearing on “The Department of Justice's Handling of Known or Suspected Terrorists Admitted into the Federal Witness Security Program”: Last month... More
  • Goodlatte & Sensenbrenner: Holder Refuses to Go on the Record
    Jun 3, 2013  - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wisc.) today received a letter from Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Peter Kadzik in response to a recent letter they sent to Att... More
  • Eric Holder is Hiding from the Truth
    Jun 3, 2013  - As former Chairman and 35-year veteran of the House Judiciary Committee, I’ve sought answers to tough questions from both Republican and Democrat-appointed cabinet members. I am not motivated by partisanship, but by truth. And once again, Eric Holder is hiding from the truth. On May 29, Chairman Goo... More
  • Crime Subcommittee Hearing on “Eyes in the Sky: the Domestic Use of Unmanned Aerial Systems”
    May 17, 2013  - Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) prepared the following opening statement for today’s hearing on “Eyes in the Sky: the Domestic Use of Unmanned Aerial Systems”: Welcome to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and... More