Bob Inglis: “I rise today with two observations for my colleagues. One is, what incredible progress on the term limit effort. Who…”

“I rise today with two observations for my colleagues. One is, what incredible progress on the term limit effort. Who would have thought 2 years ago, when I came to this body, that we would be voting today on a rule that would limit committee chairmen to three 2-year terms. What incredible progress for the term limit effort, and I have to say, too, it is very important as an indication of what is in this Contract for America and the exciting things we can do if we stick to the contract. The second observation I have for any Members who are somewhat questioning whether we need to do this, a look at the statistics about the average stay of the Members of the leadership of the old Congress. According to the Term Limits Legal Institute, the average American keeps his or her job 6 years. The average Member of Congress keeps his or her job 10 years. But the average Member of the leadership in the old Congress kept his or her jobs for 28 years. That is why we need to limit committee chairmen to three 2-year terms, and that is why we have got a historic opportunity right here right, right now, to have real reform in this House.”