[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 63 (Wednesday, April 18, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H3430]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              TERM LIMITS

  (Mr. FRANCIS ROONEY of Florida asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. FRANCIS ROONEY of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to discuss 
the Thomas Jefferson Public Service Act of 2018, a bill that will 
effectively put term limits in place without amending the Constitution.
  The act will reduce the salary of an elected Member of Congress to $1 
a year after they serve six consecutive terms in the House, or two 
consecutive terms in the Senate, and does not require a constitutional 
amendment.
  My home State of Florida passed term limits with 76 percent approval. 
A recent nationwide poll showed that over 82 percent of the American 
voters support term limits for Congress.
  Is it possible a disruptive game-changing measure such as this could 
instill confidence in Congress and set the stage for a wave of 
innovation and accomplishment?
  From Cincinnatus to President George Washington, history is replete 
with examples of leaders who served their country for a time and then 
returned to private life or other public service.
  It is time to return to the concept of the citizen legislator.

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