[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 22 (Friday, February 3, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H1159-H1160]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            HOUSE RESOLUTION 66, A COMPROMISE ON TERM LIMITS

  (Mr. DEAL of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. DEAL of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, soon this body will be considering 
the issue of term limits. It is an issue that 
[[Page H1160]] divides many of us, not on the principle but on the 
details.
  Roll Call has recently had a headline in which it talks about a civil 
war over term limits in which organizations that support certain 
numbers of years have actually had campaigns against those who support 
longer term limits. I have introduced House Resolution 66, which is a 
proposition that hopefully accommodates all of those who are interested 
in this issue. It would set a 12-year outer limit by this 
constitutional amendment, but would also recognize that States would 
not be preempted from setting lower limits by State statute if they 
chose to do so.
  I would urge those who support the concept of term limits to examine 
House Resolution 66. It accommodates the principle of term limits, but 
recognizes the importance of States to set lower limits if they chose 
to do so.


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