Jim Sensenbrenner
Jim Sensenbrenner
Frank James "Jim" Sensenbrenner, Jr.is an American politician who has been a member of the Republican Party in the United States House of Representatives since 1979, representing Wisconsin's 5th congressional district. The district, the state's most Republican, includes many of Milwaukee's northern and western suburbs, and extends into rural Jefferson County. It was numbered as the 9th District until 2003...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth14 June 1943
CountryUnited States of America
Jim Sensenbrenner quotes about
Football, basketball, and the Olympic sports all have their problems with banned substances.
The apocalypse is not around the corner.
I believe it is essential to have English as the official language of our National Government, for the English language is the tie that binds the millions of immigrants who come to America from divergent backgrounds. We should, and do, encourage immigrants to maintain and share their traditions, customs and religions, but the use of English is essential for immigrants and their children to participate fully in American society and achieve the American dream.
One of the reasons we require immigrants to learn English before they naturalize is that a person who cannot understand English will not be able to participate in the political community in any but the most limited capacity.
I have advocated an entirely different approach than cap and tax, which would be worldwide in application and which emphasizes technology as a way of reducing total emissions.
Several professional athletes have wrongly taught many young Americans by example that the only way to succeed in sports is to take steroids.
I am a leader in the fight against the national energy tax proposal some Congressional leaders are advocating. I call this bad idea 'cap-and-tax' because of the damage it will do to jobs, manufacturing and our economy.
Congress first took action against steroids by passing The Anabolic Steroids Control Act of 1990.
In a sad twist of fate, the bill to reauthorize the Patriot Act was debated on the floor of the House of Representatives the same day that terrorists struck again.
After the last two years of springtime gas price spikes, nearly everyone in Southeast Wisconsin understands that something is wrong with our gasoline regulation and supply system.
Extending amnesty to those who came here illegally or overstayed their visas is dangerous waters...We are a nation of laws, and I will evaluate any proposal through that matrix.
You would think that Halloweens tomorrow because of their attempt to scare the American public.
Despite reforms in steroid control, serious problems still occur in and out of baseball.
Baseball has long been a national pastime that many Americans have cherished.