Talk:James Sensenbrenner

apparently a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugeeeee douchebag...


 * Sensenbrenner and his family racked up $203,175 in travel costs covered by various lobbyist groups and think tanks since 2000. He is the reigning congressional champ when it comes to taking free trips - a title he has held for at least two years. Private groups footed the bill for him to hopscotch the globe, allowing him to travel to, among other places, Paris, once; Singapore and Germany, twice each; and Las Vegas and Tokyo, both four times. Frequently at his side - and on the sponsor's expense account - was his wife.


 * In 2006, Sensenbrenner was rated the second-worst member of the House by Rolling Stone magazine and dubbed "the dictator"


 * Although the devastation inflicted by Hurricane Katrina and the inadequate government response to the disaster is expected to cause further economic misery for the poor residents of New Orleans and other affected areas, Congressman Sensenbrenner has refused to allow victims of the hurricane to enjoy any exception to the recent Bankruptcy Reform, a recent bill passed with widespread support of the banking industry that aims to make it more difficult for consumers to declare bankruptcy. "If someone in Katrina is down and out, and has no possibility of being able to repay 40 percent or more of their debts, then the new bankruptcy law doesn't apply," Sensenbrenner said.


 * REAL ID Act


 * When the District of Columbia Fair and Equal Voting Rights Act of 2007 was introduced in the 109th Congress and passed the Government Reform Committee, Chairman Sensenbrenner promised to bring the bill up for a vote in the Judiciary Committee as well. In March 2007, after the bill was introduced again in the 110th Congress, Sensenbrenner introduced an amendment to another amendment to the measure sponsored by Rep. Chris Cannon (R-Utah) that would require Utah to utilize a state redistricting map that included a new district, rather than establishing an at-large seat, as part of a compromise in giving D.C. a House vote.