Americans broadly support term limits for Congress. Here’s how the proposal from Republicans Ted Cruz and Ralph Norman would change Capitol Hill.
of Rep. Matt Gaetz , “end the establishment gerontocracy.” For lawmakers like Norman, himself in his fourth term, it’s a matter of principle, too.
earlier this year. “Those of us in Congress ought to serve for a reasonable period of time and then return home to live under the laws we enacted.”out of the University of Maryland found that 83 percent of registered voters — including 86 percent of Republicans and 80 percent of Democrats — supported a constitutional amendment restricting how long members can serve.
Molly Reynolds, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, said term limits could worsen the revolving-door problem between Congress and the private sector.
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