[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 86 (Tuesday, May 23, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H5387]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              TERM LIMITS

  (Mr. GUTIERREZ asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GUTIERREZ. Mr. Speaker, after the Supreme Court ruled yesterday 
on the issue of term limits, you heard a lot of complaining.
  One who protested the loudest was the distinguished majority leader.
  In fact, Mr. Armey promised that a vote on term limits would be the 
first vote in the next Congress.
  In January 1997--if he is relected--Mr. Armey will get sworn in for 
his seventh term, then turn around and vote for a bill that says that 
serving more than six terms is hazardous to the political health of our 
Nation.
  If you think term limits is such a good idea, here is the solution: 
Here is a map of Washington.
  Here is the Capitol. Here is the airport.
  It is a short drive, and parking is a breeze because Members of 
Congress still have that perk.
  From there, you can go back to the Sixth District of Georgia, the 
Eighth District of Florida, or anywhere else where someone got elected 
by talking about term limits.
  Remember, my friends on the other side of the aisle--the Supreme 
Court decision will not bar you from acting honorably, from following 
through on your campaign promises and Republican rhetoric.
  That decision is still in your hands.
  

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