May 21, 2002
Mr. Speaker, this bill is a matter of simple equity. That is to give the United States citizens who are the victims of the al Qaeda strike in East Africa in 1998 the same rights to get funds from the special master as those who are the…
Jim Sensenbrenner
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Frank James Sensenbrenner is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Wisconsin's 5th congressional district from 1979 to 2021. During his tenure, he served on several key committees, including the Judiciary Committee, where he played a significant role in shaping legislation on issues such as immigration, intellectual property, and law enforcement. Sensenbrenner was known for his strong advocacy of conservative principles and his commitment to reducing the size of government. He was also involved in various initiatives related to technology and privacy rights.
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May 7, 2002
Since September 11, we have learned how deeply vulnerable our immigration system is to exploitation by aliens who wish to harm Americans. H.R. 3525 makes needed changes to our immigration laws to fight terrorism and to prevent such…
Apr 30, 2002
This bill shows that elected officials do listen, and a few people speaking out when they have right on their side can bring about a change in the laws of the United States of America, which I hope will have a far-reaching impact in…
Apr 25, 2002
I believe this is a constructive amendment because it can give us some very good data on how reliant the service end of the INS is on fees that it collects from immigrants. I would hope that the committee would speedily adopt this…
Apr 25, 2002
I oppose this amendment. The INS has had a difficulty for a long time in developing and fielding information systems to support its programs operation, but this is not the reason to deviate from the rules that this Congress has put in…
Apr 25, 2002
I believe this amendment is also a very constructive amendment. Before we figure out how to deal with new immigrants, we have to figure out what to do with the 5 million case backlog we already have, and I think having innovative pilot…
Apr 25, 2002
I am happy to inform the gentleman and Members of Congress that this issue was addressed in the bill H.R. 3525, which requires the INS to implement a student visa tracking system. That bill was passed unanimously on a voice vote by the…
Apr 25, 2002
Mr. Chairman, it is beyond time to restructure one of the worst-run agencies in the Federal Government, the Immigration and Naturalization Service. The INS has long been considered the undesirable and unwanted stepchild of the Justice…
Apr 17, 2002
The Child Custody Protection Act is such a needed and necessary step because it closes a destructive loophole in parents' rights to protect their children from that lasting physical, psychological, and spiritual consequence that is caused…
Apr 17, 2002
H.R. 476, the Child Custody Protection Act, would make it a Federal offense to knowingly transport a minor across a State line with the intent that she obtain an abortion, in circumvention of a State's parental consent or notification law…
Apr 16, 2002
I sent an offer over to the Senate 2 months ago to resolve all of the issues in the bankruptcy conference. They rejected it, but they never came back with a counterproposal of their own. So whatever we send over there, they appear not to…
Apr 10, 2002
I appreciate the impassioned speech by the gentleman from Illinois. I am afraid he has forgotten a couple of things as he has been talking about how good Chapter 12 is. First of all, Congress did pass an extension of Chapter 12. It was by…
Apr 10, 2002
I will not oppose the motion to instruct conferees with respect to Section 1071 of the Senate amendment to H.R. 2646 because the House is on record as having supported a version of this measure on numerous occasions. I do, however, have…
Mar 14, 2002
I rise in support of H.R. 2146, the Two Strikes and You're Out Child Protection Act. This bill would establish a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment for twice-convicted child sex offenders. The bill states that any person convicted of…
Mar 13, 2002
I deeply regret my friend from Washington has not read the bill. This bill has nothing to do with Enron, and it specifically states that claims like the Enron claim are not covered by the differing jurisdictional provisions of this. The…
Mar 13, 2002
Unfortunately, my colleague, the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson-Lee), has missed the boat on a lot of the points. First of all, I wonder how her Texas constituents would feel if the Enron class action lawsuit was filed in the…
Mar 13, 2002
I think that this is a very constructive amendment, and I would urge the House to adopt it.
Mar 13, 2002
Mr. Chairman, I am really disappointed in the argument of the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Doggett), who is a distinguished former member of the State Supreme Court, saying that this has to do with Enron. Enron is in bankruptcy. Bankruptcy is…
Mar 13, 2002
Mr. Chairman, if the civil and criminal law did not provide for sanctions against those who deliberately destroy documents, I believe that the arguments of the gentlewoman from Texas would be valid. But they do. Adopting the amendment that…
Mar 13, 2002
One involves jurisdiction on where cases can be filed and removal of cases filed in State court. But there are other provisions that require increased judicial scrutiny of coupon settlements. That would call into play when you get a coupon…
Mar 13, 2002
Mr. Chairman, the reason there is an exemption for State attorneys general in this bill is because the State attorney general is the chief law enforcement officer of the State. In most States, the attorney general is an elected official…
Feb 28, 2002
Mr. Speaker, I also support H. Con. Res. 311, recognizing the Civil Air Patrol for 60 years of distinguished service to the United States. Mr. Speaker, the Civil Air Patrol was established on December 1, 1941, days before the attack on…
Feb 27, 2002
Mr. Chairman, I will support final passage of H.R. 1542, the Internet Freedom and Broadband Deployment Act. While I did not support this legislation in the Committee on the Judiciary, I am persuaded that sufficient changes will be made to…
Dec 19, 2001
Mr. Speaker, as we have learned in recent months, the only effective way to fight terrorism is to fight it on a global scale. In order to accomplish this, it is important that we build an international framework for combating terrorism in…
Dec 19, 2001
Section 7 of the Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act of 1998 allows the Judicial Conference to redact portions of financial disclosure statements for judges and other judicial officers and employees where the Judicial Conference…
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