[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 53 (Wednesday, March 22, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H3426]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TERM LIMITS SHOULD BE SUPPORTED

  (Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, the election last November, 
the people of America told us the institution of the Congress itself 
needs to be reformed before we can deal with the tough problems and 
challenges facing our country.
  There is no more important an indicator of our commitment to impose 
discipline on ourselves than our support for term limits. As strong 
supporters of the constitutional amendment to impose term limits on 
Members of the Congress, we want to energize the campaign for the term 
limits amendment and demonstrate dramatically that we are serious about 
reforming Congress. That is why tomorrow morning Congressman Steve 
Largent of Oklahoma and a number of other Members will be meeting out 
in the grassy triangle at 10 a.m. to agree to impose, voluntarily, term 
limits on our own service regardless of whatever legislation may move 
on the floor of the House of Representatives.
  I would ask all Members who are committed to term limits to join in 
our effort to demonstrate to the American people that we are genuine, 
that we are serious in our commitment to reform this institution by 
agreeing to voluntarily impose term limits on our own service.


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