Jim Sensenbrenner

I thank the gentleman from Michigan for yielding. I was the principal author of the Voting Rights Act extension in 2006, which did pass this House 390-33, and unanimously was passed by the Senate. {time} 1620 The Shelby County case…

the study was done by somebody with a financial interest or was biased because they wanted to advance a regulatory agenda.

the only thing the EPA test did was the impact of E15 on emission systems, not on the engine itself.

I don't think the government can come up with something that is objective.

the complaint that we heard from the Ranking Member, I think, rings very hollow.

I strongly support a public-private partnership for our country's space policy.

The President's approach to human spaceflight lacks a clear mission.

If we cannot lead the world in space, China and Russia will inevitably feel the void that we left behind.

NASA has lost its international partners who supported a mission to the Moon.

Well, Mr. Kennedy, my time is about ready to expire, but let me say that the Members of this Committee have, you know, spent probably more time dealing with this issue than with any other single issue in the last decade or decade and a…

My central point today is that Congress is on the right track and should not turn back by passing legislation designed to subsidize a particular class of copyright users.

The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act, enacted in 2006, is landmark legislation intended to keep our communities--and most importantly our children--safe from sex offenders and other dangerous predators. This bipartisan bill…

This has been a hearing that is much more enlightening, educational and hopeful than I had planned it would be.

I look forward to working with Congress and our law enforcement partners to identify and implement smart and cost-effective solutions.

Believe me, your reputation has come in advance of you here, and we are happy to see something that works rather than hear about things that don't.

I was talking about the local grant programs.

One of the features of that bill was to try to make the Department of Justice grants more fungible.

I think there are a few governors of your state that have had that problem, too.

How, may I ask, is collecting a tax you owe but are not paying a tax increase?

I come before you today to ask you to exercise your congressional authority and end the current government sanctioned tax in business inequality.

Unfortunately, today the real burden is on those retailers who are trying to compete against someone who isn't collecting due sales tax.

Now, this sounds like a 9/11 deja vu, and I am wondering that the Department of Homeland Security is going to do to make sure that everybody who is in a flight school is properly vetted, if they are a foreign national.

One of the biggest problems we have is visa overstays.

The time of the gentleman has expired.

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