Once again, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) and a handful of colleagues have once again reintroduced a constitutional amendment to impose term limits on Members of Congress.
This would limit U.S. senators to two 6-year terms and members of the U.S. House of Representatives to three 2-year terms.
In a statement in his press release, Cruz said:
“Every year, Congress spends billions of dollars on giveaways for the well-connected: Washington insiders get taxpayer money and members of Congress get re-elected, all while the system fails the American people. It’s no wonder that the vast majority of Americans from every political stripe – Republicans, Democrats, and Independents – overwhelmingly support congressional term limits.
“The rise of political careerism in today’s Congress is a sharp departure from what the Founders intended for our federal governing bodies. I have long called for this solution for the brokenness of Washington, D.C., and I will continue fighting to hold career politicians accountable. As I have done in the past, I urge my colleagues to submit this constitutional amendment to the states for speedy ratification.”
