Coburn Files Congressional Term Limits Bill
Coburn calls for term limits
By Ramsey Cox
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) said he’s filed an amendment that would require congressional term limits.
“I have filed an amendment which would place term limits on members of Congress,” Coburn said on the Senate floor Wednesday. “Because the number one priority for most members in this body on both sides is to get reelected.”
His amendment would set a three-term limit in the House of Representatives and a two-term limit in the Senate.
Coburn said he knows his measure won’t get a vote since Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has already filed cloture on the constitutional amendment dealing with campaign finance reform. But he said that’s part of the problem.
“Congress is not addressing the needs of the nation,” Coburn said. “What’s happening here is a political farce.”