[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 59 (Thursday, March 30, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H3983]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


  SEVENTY PERCENT OF PEOPLE IN AMERICA THINK TERM LIMITS IS GOOD IDEA

  (Mr. EWING asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. EWING. Mr. Speaker, last night the House voted on term limits. I 
am proud of the Members on this side of the aisle and on the other side 
of the aisle who joined together to vote in a positive way on this 
constitutional amendment, 227 Members of this body, including 80 
percent of the Republicans, voted ``yes.''
  I think the press could have reported this a little more fairly. Not 
that we failed, because we really did not fail. If my colleagues will 
remember, there was a very meaningful debate on the constitutional 
amendment, and 80 percent of the Members on the majority side voted in 
favor of it. Only 70 percent of the people in this country think it is 
a good idea.

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  And it was first time that we have had term limits out of committee 
on the floor for a vote. The Constitution is a very sacred document, 
but there is time to amend it with term limits, and that time is 
coming. Even this vote should have been shown as a victory for the 
contract.

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