We have great news coming out of the volunteer state. The state Senate passed our resolution calling for Congressional Term Limits Amendment. Tennessee joins the growing list of states that have passed our resolution calling for congressional term limits, and we wanna thank our sponsors, Senator Richard Briggs, and Representative Christopher Todd and all the Tennesseans who took action to make this happen. Way to go, Tennessee. Hi, I’m Holly Robichaud and this is breaking news on Term Limits.
Not only do we have great news in Tennessee this episode, we also have great news coming out of Louisiana. The state Senate passed SCR2, and now the next step is for it to pass the State House. This will make Louisiana the next state to join the growing list of states demanding congressional term limits. Let’s get it done in Louisiana. You may recall, last year we discussed retired Congress North Dakota, which was seeking a state constitutional amendment prohibiting anyone over the age of 80 from serving in Congress. While that group has obtained the required number of signatures, and this proposed amendment will be on the ballot when North Dakota holds its state primary, if this passes, other states may follow North Dakota’s lead. State legislative candidates across the nation are getting the message on the desire for congressional term limits and an additional 67, that’s right, 67, 2024 State legislative candidates have signed our pledge in the past two weeks.
Why is this happening? Because people like you who support term limits and the power of your vote at the ballot box and a special thanks goes out to our pledge team who makes possible all these pledges. According to the Hill newspaper, Congress’s job approval rating is at 12%. That’s the lowest since 2015. And is there any question why? Take for example, Senate US Term limits Bill Senate Joint Resolution 2, sponsored by Texas Senator Ted Cruz. It was introduced at the start of the current Congress. It has stalled with no action being taken despite the overwhelming support among Americans and having 19 co-sponsors. Over the past two weeks, we saw an additional 15 congressional candidates sign our US term limits pledge. If Washington DC isn’t getting the message Congressional candidates sure are. I have even more good news today. Voters are rewarding candidates who sign our US term limits pledge.
The Ohio US Senate race will be one of the most closely watched races in the nation. Bernie Moreno, our Ohio State chair for US term limits was the only candidate in the race who signed the pledge and has made congressional term limits a hallmark of his campaign. In the March 21st primary, voters rewarded Moreno by nominating him as a Republican Senate candidate. He won with nearly 50% of the vote. He now faces Democratic incumbent Senator Brown, who was for Congressional term limits before he was against it. And now it’s time for the corrupt politician of the week. And this week it’s Ohio representative Joyce Beatty. She was first elected to Congress in 2012. Before that, she served in the Ohio State House from 1999 to 2008, she was appointed to the State House when her husband Otto resigned, as he was about to be term limited out of office.
As you can imagine, Joyce is no fan of term limits. Represent Beatty caught our attention because of some of the real estate transactions she has been involved with. She sold a building she owned for $800,000, despite it only being valued at approximately $500,000 and other similar buildings selling for far less. Pax and Board members of the buyer have donated over $280,000 to Beatty’s campaigns. She has declined any media’s request on this transaction. A 2020 opponent brought this issue up and said it was an example of power of money in politics and why she supported term limits. She also conveyed, it’s not about me, it’s not about my career, it’s not about getting rich, it’s about the people of this district. I couldn’t agree more. How about you? Congressional term limits can become a reality. We’ve got the momentum. Just look at this episode of how much good news we had this week, but we can’t do it without you. Go to termlimits.org and get involved today and be sure to share this program with your friends and family. This is Holly Robichaud for US Term Limits breaking news. I’ll see you soon.