[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 17 (Tuesday, February 11, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E212]
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                         REGARDING TERM LIMITS

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                            HON. JAY DICKEY

                              of arkansas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 11, 1997

  Mr. DICKEY. Mr. Speaker, due to an inadvertent staff error, my name 
was added as a cosponsor to House Joint Resolution 2. Although my 
position has always been strongly in favor of limiting the number of 
terms for Congress, House Joint Resolution 2 does not comply with the 
State of Arkansas' congressional term limits amendment passed on 
November 5, 1996, as amendment 73 to the State Constitution. 
Unfortunately, House Joint Resolution 2 was reported from committee 
last week, and under the rules of the House, I am unable to remove my 
name as a cosponsor. My name being added as an original cosponsor to a 
resolution by Mr. Hutchinson containing the exact language contained in 
the Arkansas term limit amendment. Further, I plan to vote in favor of 
the Hutchinson resolution and against all other proposals that contain 
limits longer than 6 years for House Members since this represents the 
dictate of the recently passed amendment to the State Constitution.

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