Jim Sensenbrenner

The bankruptcy system is an essential element of the U.S. economy.

Yes, my time is up, but I am a skeptic. You have got to convince me.

Eliminating arbitration achieves one thing: it enriches trial attorneys. It does not help claimants.

Several witnesses asserted that arbitration agreements prevent the disclosure of wrongdoing, but you testified that arbitration agreements cannot prevent injured parties from speaking publicly about their claims or discussing their claims…

Eliminating arbitration only benefits the trial attorneys.

Why pursue legislation that puts the interests of trial attorneys over American workers, consumers, and businesses?

The ObamaCare bailout package has no chance of passing in the Senate. The majority leader just admitted that. This is a missed opportunity, and it is highly disappointing. The American people want us to work in a bipartisan manner. The…

We all believe--I am the father of two daughters, one of them is sitting in the room this morning--that women should be protected from discrimination based solely on their sex, and that is the law today.

Recently, my good friend, Mr. Connolly, and I introduced the Blocking Deadly Fentanyl Imports Act.

Where Mr. Legere and T-Mobile employees stay when they come to Washington really has no relationship whatsoever to whether this proposed merger is in the public interest or is not.

The Supreme Court was wrong, in my opinion, to undermine the Voting Rights Act.

I certainly have not made up my mind on whether this proposed merger is in the public interest or not, this hearing will shed some light on it, but I do want to say that I don't think that antitrust questions should be partisan in nature…

It is imperative that Congress restore the Voting Rights Act preclearance requirement so as to stay true to the act's purpose of ensuring equal voting rights for all.

Thank you, Mr. Chair, and I thank you and extend a warm welcome to all my colleagues, our witnesses, and the audience Members.

We had them in Wisconsin and repealed them.

Americans who live in rural areas are vulnerable to harms from hospital consolidations and anticompetitive behavior.

Due to unavoidable circumstances, I was physically absent from the House of Representatives on December 21, 2018. On that day, I missed 9 recorded votes. I submit for the Record how I would have voted had I been present for those votes. On…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, Congress has spent years talking about reducing crime, enacting fair sentencing laws, and restoring lives. Today, we are putting our words into action, and this is historic. I am proud to…

I applaud the White House's new National Strategy for Counterterrorism.

This fight is not America's burden alone.

It is our job in Congress to make sure that the American taxpayers are getting their money's worth.

Congress needs to act.

If there is any doubt that that is what will happen, I urge you to look at my written testimony...

I am a great believer that the market works.

It is our duty as law makers to remain focused on the fundamental constitutional questions.