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U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., has served in Congress since 1979. He represents a district covering Milwaukee suburbs.

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Jim Sensenbrenner
stated on December 11, 2019 in a tweet:

"104 House Democrats voted for impeachment before the Ukraine call took place."

By Madeline Heim • December 20, 2019
Jim Sensenbrenner
stated on April 15, 2014 in a town-hall meeting:

President Barack Obama’s budget threatens national security by proposing "an Army of fewer personnel than we had before Pearl Harbor."

By Dave Umhoefer • May 4, 2014
Jim Sensenbrenner
stated on July 1, 2013 in an op-ed article:

"Currently, it takes up to 25 years to obtain U.S. citizenship legally" but the Senate bill "would allow immigrants who came to the United States illegally to obtain citizenship in just 13 years."

By Dave Umhoefer • July 7, 2013
Jim Sensenbrenner
stated on May 9, 2013 in an interview:

An 11-year-old girl was investigated by the FBI and had to pay a $500 federal criminal fine "because she found an injured woodpecker and put it in a cage to make sure that the bird was OK."

By Tom Kertscher • May 28, 2013
Jim Sensenbrenner
stated on March 22, 2013 in a press release:

"75 percent of the (air traffic control) towers the Obama Administration is closing are located in Republican Congressional Districts."

By James B. Nelson • April 3, 2013

Tom Palzewicz
stated on May 14, 2018 in a tweet:

Says Jim Sensenbrenner "has been in office for 40 years" and "he's led on exactly one bill," the Patriot Act.

By Tom Kertscher • May 17, 2018

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