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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.
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Baseball has long been a national pastime that many Americans have cherished.
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Congress first took action against steroids by passing The Anabolic Steroids Control Act of 1990.
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Currently 22 states, including Wisconsin, are linked to the website, allowing citizens of those states to search public state and territory sex offender registries to deliver matched results based on name, state, country, city/town, or zip code.
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Despite reforms in steroid control, serious problems still occur in and out of baseball.
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Despite the state of denial exhibited by most Democrats, Americans all across the nation acknowledge that changes are necessary to preserve Social Security for today's younger workers.
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Football, basketball, and the Olympic sports all have their problems with banned substances.
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For too long, opponents of the PATRIOT Act have transformed this law into a grossly distorted caricature that bears no relation to the legislation itself.
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I also give the President credit for recognizing that America has a Social Security problem, and for trying to do something about it.
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I am pleased that Wisconsin is one of the 22 states included on the Department of Justice's NSOPR website.
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I drafted H.R. 3199 to protect the liberties of American people while recognizing the needs of our law enforcement.
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I intend to look into the continuing problems involving steroids, and hope to investigate fully how the newly implemented laws are being enforced.
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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.
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In the first State of the Union of his second term, President Bush made clear to Americans tonight that he is not going to play the role of a lame duck President.
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It is all too evident that our nation, and the governments of other countries, require all the help they can get in order to fight the War on Terrorism against people who have no qualms about taking the lives of innocent men, women, and children.
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It is essential that we put an end to steroid abuse and set a better example for aspiring young athletes to follow, so that some day, when they make it in the All Star Game, it will be because of their own natural talents, and not because of a performance enhancing product.
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It is no coincidence that terrorists have not successfully attacked America since passage of the PATRIOT Act a month following 9/11.
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It is with great sadness that I join the rest of the State, and indeed, the world, in mourning the death of Gaylord Nelson today, one of Wisconsin's finest sons.
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Moreover, from reforming the tax code to our immigration system, to commonsense legal reform, President Bush put America on notice that he will continue fighting to make the country, and the world, a better place for future generations.
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On July 21, just hours after the second round of London bombings, I led the debate on behalf of HR 3199, the USA PATRIOT and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization Act.
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Our children need to know that taking steroids cannot be tolerated. They need to learn the damaging mental and physical side effects of steroids.
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Sadly, this problem of steroid use is not isolated to baseball.
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Several professional athletes have wrongly taught many young Americans by example that the only way to succeed in sports is to take steroids.
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Since September 11th, federal terrorism investigations have resulted in charges against more than 400 suspects, and more than half of them have been convicted.
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Terrorists continue to exploit divisions between law enforcement and the intelligence communities that limit the sharing of vital counterterrorism information.
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The elections that have taken place in these countries are a reflection of the lure of Democracy, and the resilience of our men and women in uniform who helped bring freedom to many who never knew what the word truly meant.
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The House Government Reform Committee recently subpoenaed many baseball stars such as Mark McGwire, Jose Canseco and Sammy Sosa to learn more about the steroid problems plaguing baseball.
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The PATRIOT Act has been misused by some as a spring board to launch limitless allegations that are not only unsubstantiated, but false and irresponsible.
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There are over 500,000 registered sex offenders across the country, and statistics have shown that the recidivism rate for those criminals is high.
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There is no question in my mind that the PATRIOT Act has made America safer.
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These days the temptation to use steroids in sports has become too great for many young athletes.
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To combat the increased trafficking of steroids to children at sport facilities, this new law doubles the penalties against those who sell anabolic steroids and steroid precursors within 1000 feet of sports complexes.
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US law enforcement and intelligence authorities have utilized the PATRIOT Act to thwart the plans of terrorists intent on attacking our nation again.

Biography

Frank James Sensenbrenner, Jr. (born June 14, 1943), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1979, representing the Fifth Congressional District of Wisconsin (map).

Background

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Sensenbrenner graduated from Stanford University with a B.A. in Political Science in 1965. He received his law degree from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1968. Sensenbrenner married Cheryl Warren in 1977, with whom he has two sons, Frank, born in 1981, and Bob, born in 1984. When not in Washington, Sensebrenner resides in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin.

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