March 7, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 41 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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                        TERM LIMITS FOR CONGRESS

  (Mr. RIGGLEMAN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. RIGGLEMAN. Madam Speaker, my esteemed colleague, Representative 
Rooney, has introduced a bill, H.J. Res. 20, to limit the number of 
terms that a Member of Congress may serve to three terms. I signed on 
to cosponsor this bill right away.
  Term limits would take power away from special interests and 
lobbyists and give it back to the people. When Members stay in Congress 
for too long, they lose touch with the people back home and allow 
special interests to hold sway more than regular people.
  A Congress out of touch with its constituents cannot do a good job 
representing the American people. This bill would make sure our 
constituents will have a representative body that they recognize.
  The power of incumbency is a counterbalance to the will of the 
people. Term limits would encourage independent congressional judgment 
and reduce election-related incentives for wasteful government 
spending.
  This bill would create a much better political system by inspiring 
political leaders with a desire to serve their constituents, not 
themselves; political leaders who respond to voters' concerns, not a 
career path in special interests.
  Madam Speaker, I call on my fellow Members to support this bill.

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