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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.
I find myself wondering, why is there so much focus on this life, when we ignore the countless lives throughout the world who die minute by minute, hour by hour, day by day from hunger and disease that this Congress could address and this…
Terri Schiavo, a person whose humanity is as undeniable as her emotional responses to her family's tender care-giving, has committed no crime and has done nothing wrong. Yet, the Florida courts have brought Terri and the nation to an ugly…
Remember that the 9/11 hijackers had multiple validly issued state driver's licenses among them, and that's how they got on the airplanes. That is what we were trying to stop by changing the provisions in the conference report, and I…
Neither the Hyde Amendment nor the federal authorities upholding the constitutionality of that amendment bar this court from affording greater protection of the rights of Medicaid-eligible women under our state constitution in this…
I rise in support of the point of order on the motion to recommit because it is not germane to House Resolution 611
I rise in opposition to the motion to recommit, and I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Florida (Mr
if the previous question is moved, I intend to vote against it so that I may be recognized to control time under the hour rule in order to continue debate on House Resolution 611
Mr. Chairman, in a recent Washington Post article entitled, ``The Triumph of Psycho-fact,'' Mr. Robert Samuelson points out a phenomenon that is blatantly evident in our country today; that is, if people feel something is true, then it is…
Mr. Chairman, I think that a police officer in Michigan stated the problem to me very well a couple of months ago when he said the real issue in crime this year is not repeating rifles, it is repeating offenders. The truth of the matter is…
one of the things that has made our American Constitution so unique and so enduring is that our Bill of Rights was designed to protect the people of this country against government action. There are few who would argue that the Second…
what I think is really puzzling is that many who have made very strong arguments in behalf of the $10.5 billion more in Federal money to help build prisons that can be used to house State and local prisoners as well as Federal prisoners…
the procedure that is being utilized in the consideration of these en bloc amendments is one of the things that is really an embarrassment to the House of Representatives. There are many very good ideas that are contained in the en bloc…
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