[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 66 (Tuesday, April 24, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H3494]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   TERM LIMITS ARE NEEDED IN CONGRESS

  (Mr. FRANCIS ROONEY of Florida asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FRANCIS ROONEY of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise to discuss the 
dire need we have for term limits in the Congress. Eighty-six percent 
of Americans agree, but it is possible that Congress doesn't.
  I have introduced the Thomas Jefferson Public Service Act of 2018 to 
create a limit of 12 years without amending the Constitution, something 
which we all know will never happen. It is time for Congress to ``fish 
or cut bait.''
  To the argument about the value of seniority, I would humbly suggest 
that we ask the 18- to 25-year old millennials in our country, these 
folks here, who will be voting and taking over the workforce. As you 
can see here, they voted massively for Democrats in 2016--that is the 
blue--and would have left an electoral college of 504 Democrats and 23 
Republicans.
  Across the business world where I come from, employers are responding 
to the millennials' lack of concern for seniority, refusal to wait 
their turn, and questioning deference to authority. I am not making a 
value judgment. I am telling you, that is the way they are; and if you 
want employees and good people, you have got to deal with their 
concerns. The digital age is different.
  We Republicans have a chance of convincing them that we are nimble, 
flexible, and responsive by adopting this law. If we stay in our rut, 
like Hamlet, we deserve our fate.

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