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Incumbents spend more time dialing for dollars than on legislation
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Congress Spends More Time Dialing for Dollars Than on Legislative Work

by Stacey Selleck, US Term Limits Fundraising a Top Priority Mandate to D.C. Politicians Have you gotten a call from your political party asking for money lately? Fundraising is big business in Washington, D.C. So big, in fact, that your newly elected Congressional representative is expected to spend half of his or her working hours

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U.S. Term Limits Releases Article V Education Video

U.S. Term Limits unveiled a quirky Article V convention education video making the case for retiring political dinosaurs from “Planet Congress”. The fast-paced video offers a two-and-a-half minute primer on Article V of the Constitution and how it can be used to pass an amendment limiting the number of terms members can spend in the

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How Term Limits Fight Big Money in Politics

A policy snapshot by U.S. Term Limits Intro According to a 2015 New York Times/CBS Poll, 84 percent of Americans believe money has too much influence on campaigns. Since fundraising is most unequal when an incumbent defends his seat, any reform that fights incumbency can make the money situation more equal. Term limits is that

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Jack Abramoff former lobbyist
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Ex-Lobbyist Jack Abramoff Says Congress NEEDS Term Limits

by Nick Tomboulides In an exclusive U.S. Term Limits video, the man once dubbed “America’s most notorious lobbyist” says Congress will never be fixed without term limits. There might not be anyone in America who understands Congress better than Jack Abramoff. Abramoff spent decades rising in Republican ranks to become one of D.C.’s biggest lobbyists,

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Update: Term Limits Making Progress in the States

by Nick Tomboulides When Florida’s Legislature became the first in America to call for the Term Limits Convention, it sent a powerful message to the ruling class in Washington. But it also motivated lawmakers in other states to take action. Since the Florida win, eight other states have filed Term Limits Convention bills, with several more on the way.

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The Supreme Court and Term Limits

by Nick Tomboulides The Supreme Court is back in the spotlight, as the nation debates how to fill the seat of the late Antonin Scalia. This somber occasion got us reflecting on the time we went before the Supreme Court, to advocate on the people’s behalf for congressional term limits. The year was 1995, and

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Huge VICTORY for Term Limits!

By: Phil Blumel YOU HELPED MAKE HISTORY! Thanks to your hard work and support, Florida is officially the first state in America to call for the Term Limits Convention. The Florida Senate passed HM 417 today by a unanimous voice vote, and in doing so sent a powerful message to the Washington elite: “Enough is Enough!”

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U.S. Term Limits works to keep Ohio’s eight year term limits

By Nick Tomboulides U.S. Term Limits today launched a series of radio spots warning citizens that the Ohio legislature is considering legislation that would water down that state’s current term limits legislation. The spots, set to air in major media markets, warns that legislation now before the state House would effectively neutralize current law by

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South Carolina Files Congressional Term Limits Resolution

The South Carolina General Assembly has filed resolutions that would help bring about the Term Limits Convention, a new initiative to place term limits on members of Congress. By using Article V of the U.S. Constitution, 34 state legislatures can team up for a convention to propose a congressional term limits amendment. The Term Limits Convention

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Here’s Where the Presidential Candidates Stand on Term Limits

by Nick Tomboulides Campaign 2016 is in full swing, and it’s being called the “year of the outsider,” with nontraditional candidates shaking things up in both parties. Republican frontrunner Donald Trump has built a commanding lead by attacking “incompetent politicians” in Washington. But Trump hasn’t endorsed term limits, the one reform that’s guaranteed to address

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