[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 57 (Tuesday, March 28, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H3818]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                       WE NEED TERM LIMITS TODAY

  (Mr. TATE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TATE. Mr. Speaker, what a difference an election makes. Just last 
year the Speaker of the House was suing the citizens of my fair State, 
Washington State, because he was against term limits.
  Well, this year what a difference. On January 4 the Speaker of the 
House limited his terms to 8 years. We limited the terms of our 
committee chairs and ranking minority, and we will bring out here on 
the House floor for the first time in American history term limits.
  We are going to deliver 80 percent of our Members. We need you to 
deliver at least 50 percent of yours.
  But what is the Democrat response on term limits? Retroactivity. It 
has been on the ballot once in the history of this country, in 
Washington State, and it was defeated.
  The people purporting this plan have been in office longer than I 
have been alive. It is a crock. It is a sham. If you really want term 
limits, vote for the Hilleary amendment which is truly allowing State 
rights to go forth. Vote for term limits. We need it today.

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