U.S. Sens. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) reintroduced an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to impose term limits on members of Congress on Monday.
The proposed amendment would limit U.S. Senators to two six-year terms and U.S. House of Representatives members to three two-year terms.
According to Britt, term limits would get Congress "working for the American people once again."
"Our country deserves leaders truly accountable to the people they serve, which is why I proudly cosponsored the U.S. Term Limits Amendment as one of my first actions in the 119th Congress. I am honored to fight for Alabamians and will continue supporting reforms to get Washington working for the American people once again," Britt said while announcing the amendment.
"Term limits are critical to fixing what's wrong with Washington, D.C.," Cruz added. The Founding Fathers envisioned a government of citizen legislators who would serve for a few years and return home, not a government run by a small group of special interests and lifelong, permanently entrenched politicians who prey upon the brokenness of Washington to govern in a manner that is totally unaccountable to the American people. Term limits bring about long-overdue accountability. I urge my colleagues to advance this amendment to the states so that it may be quickly ratified and become a constitutional amendment."
Britt and Cruz sponsored the same amendment in the 118th Congress.
U.S. Term Limits regional director Shanna Chamblee, who is from Alabama, said of Britt's support, "U.S. Term Limits is proud to acknowledge Senator Britt as a champion of term limits. It is a recognition that the seniority system just isn't working and Congress as an institution needs to be reformed."
Britt and Cruz were joined by their colleagues U.S. Sens. Mike Lee (R-Utah), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) and Jim Banks (R-Ind.) in reintroducing the amendment.
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