James Sensenbrenner Quotes (33 Quotes)

The measure of a nation's commitment to the sanctity of life is reflected in its laws and to the extent those laws honor and defend its most vulnerable citizens.

Corporate criminals will do real time. Real long time, ... It goes a long way to protect the life savings of many Americans by making the price of theft too high.

It is imperative that we not play political games with the tools that our law enforcement needs to prevent another terrorist attack.

What I learned today is the type of people who are coming across the border have changed. Now, a lot of the people coming across the border are criminals, and potentially terrorists people who have a mind to commit crimes against Americans and maybe to blow us all up and kill us.

That's not the 'pennies' per gallon the White House and EPA are asserting,

Federal law says that when there is a division between the houses in Congress, the set of electors that is certified by the governor by the state is the one that counts. That's going that's going to set off a firestorm of controversy.

creation and maintenance of a court system that allows citizens to adjudicate disputes is a fundamental responsibility of government.

Instead of taking action to bring down gas prices dramatically before the Fourth of July holiday, (Vice President Al) Gore, Browner and President Clinton are pointing fingers to blame everyone, but not themselves, for busting the summer vacation budgets of millions of Americans,

We are here today because President William Jefferson Clinton decided to put himself above the law, not once, not twice, but repeatedly,

The EPA doesn't know the economic consequences of its decisions, ... They made a foolish, wrong mistake and our consumers are paying for it.

The intended consequence of these frivolous lawsuits could not be more clear -- the financial ruin of the firearms industry.

Intense congressional and public scrutiny has not produced a single substantiated claim that the Patriot Act has been misused to violate Americans' civil liberties. Opponents of the legislation have relied upon exaggeration and hyperbole to distort a demonstrated record of accomplishment and success.

We cannot leave an investigation of this matter to a behind-closed-doors review by the intelligence community and intelligence committees.

So that when people get on airplanes after showing their ID, we know who they really are, and when they open up bank accounts, we will know who they really are also.

Why sunset legislation where there's been no actual record of abuse and vigorous oversight.

I intend to applaud respectfully out of respect to the office, not out of respect to the individual.

to justify why the 1976 regulations on domestic spying, that have worked so well for the last 25 or 26 years, have to be changed.

Merely having the FBI go in and investigate political expression which might not be approved by a majority of the people, but which is protected by the First Amendment, comes awful close to the edge, ... We want to make sure that the FBI, that hasn't had a good track record lately, doesn't go to the other side of the line.

The House managers submit witnesses are essential to give heightened credence to whatever judgment the Senate chooses to make on each of the articles of impeachment against President Clinton.

This is a big government bill. It creates a new federal agency that provides for more regulation and is not self-financing,

You would think that Halloween is tomorrow because of their attempt to scare the American public.

The president engaged in a conspiracy of crimes to prevent justice from being served. These are impeachable offenses for which the president should be convicted.

These murderers chose our driver's licenses and state ID's as a form of identification because these documents allowed them to blend in and not raise suspicion or concern,

To justify the president's criminal behavior by demonizing those who seek to hold him accountable ignores the fact that President Clinton's actions and those actions alone precipitated the investigations which have brought us here today,

When a person's intentions regarding whether to receive lifesaving treatment are unclear, the responsibility of a compassionate nation is to affirm that person's right to life, ... In our public actions, we must build a culture of life that welcomes and defends all human life.

I don't like to vote for things on serious issues that might look good on a bumper sticker but which I know have so many loopholes that they won't work.

Obviously the current approach on steroids both in professional sports and amateur sports is not working,

Senators, don't be fooled by the president's excuses and spin control, ... The facts and the evidence clearly show that he knew what he was doing was to deceive everyone, including the grand jury. He and his defenders are still in denial. They will not accept the consequence of his repeated and criminal attempts to defeat the judicial process.

Now is the time for Carol Browner and EPA to grant the waiver,

Lawsuits seeking to hold the firearms industry responsible for the criminal and unlawful use of its products are brazen attempts to accomplish through litigation what has not been achieved by legislation and the democratic process,

the truth is still the truth and a lie is still a lie.

Earthquakes may be inevitable, but catastrophic losses in life and property can be avoided if we use science and technology to help communities prepare, ... This legislation represents a sensible, long-term investment that will pay for itself many times over in saved lives and reduced property losses.

Frivolous lawsuits against the food industry present the latest effort undermining personal responsibility. An overwhelming majority of Americans oppose these abusive lawsuits and are disgusted by these frivolous claims,