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General Category => Politics/Government => Topic started by: corbe on September 10, 2019, 05:52:51 pm

Title: Top Republican breaks with Trump over term limits
Post by: corbe on September 10, 2019, 05:52:51 pm
Top Republican breaks with Trump over term limits

by Susan Ferrechio

September 10, 2019 01:23 PM
 
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said he won’t push to eliminate term limits for committee chairs, despite President Trump’s recent tweet that the practice has encouraged too many GOP retirements lately.

“You can always look at something,” McCarthy of California, said Tuesday when asked about Trump’s suggestion that the GOP drop the term limits. “But, I love the idea of fresh blood.”

Republicans installed a three-term limit on chairmanships and ranking positions when they won the House majority in 1994.

In recent weeks, a wave of GOP lawmakers announced they are retiring, hindering Republican efforts to win back the majority in 2020.

Among those heading for the exits is Reps. Mike Conaway of Texas, who just concluded a six-year term heading the Agriculture Committee, and Rob Bishop of Utah, who is serving his final term as ranking member of the Natural Resources Committee.

“House Republicans should allow Chairs of Committees to remain for longer than 6 years,” Trump tweeted.

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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/top-republican-breaks-with-trump-over-term-limits (https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/top-republican-breaks-with-trump-over-term-limits)
Title: Re: Top Republican breaks with Trump over term limits
Post by: Cyber Liberty on September 10, 2019, 08:45:34 pm
It's McCarthy's choice, not Trump's. :shrug:
Title: Re: Top Republican breaks with Trump over term limits
Post by: Chosen Daughter on September 11, 2019, 01:36:22 am
They need term limits
Title: Re: Top Republican breaks with Trump over term limits
Post by: Cyber Liberty on September 11, 2019, 02:09:30 am
Quote from: Chosen Daughter on September 11, 2019, 01:36:22 am
They need term limits

I think Term Limits have served us well.
Title: Re: Top Republican breaks with Trump over term limits
Post by: Chosen Daughter on September 11, 2019, 02:46:29 am
"Time we end high capacity magazine politicians".  "You don't need more than three terms to kill a country".

You go Daniel Horowitz.  He says they are all leftist.  All RINO's retiring.

https://omny.fm/shows/the-conservative-conscience-with-daniel-horowitz-1/ep-488-congress-is-back-what-exactly-is-the-gops-p

14:00 in, but the whole thing is good.