[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 58 (Wednesday, March 29, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H3885]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              TERM LIMITS

  (Mr. LoBIONDO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LoBIONDO. Mr. Speaker, since the 1st day of the 104th Congress, I 
have been proud to join with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle 
to change the way Congress does business.
  This week, we will vote on the most important reform yet--term 
limits. Opponents argue that we do not need term limits since we have 
elections.
  Yet from 1976 through 1994, 9 out of every 10 incumbents were re-
elected. Even in 1994, the re-election rate was still 90 percent.
  Term limits will give the American people more elections in open 
seats. They will bring new Members to Congress who have different 
experiences and fresh ideas.
  That is what the American people want. Recent polls consistently show 
that two-thirds of the American people support term limits.
  And the American people will be watching to see who supports real 
congressional reform, and who votes for the status quo. I urge my 
colleagues to vote ``yes'' for final passage of term limits.


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