Bipartisan call for term limits in Congress grows during prolonged shutdown [View all]
Source: Scripps News
Posted 6:44 PM, Oct 23, 2025
With the federal government in its 23rd day of a shutdown, Republicans and Democrats remain far apart on how to end the stalemate. But one idea is drawing bipartisan support — congressional term limits.
Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and former Maryland Democratic Rep. David Trone joined forces on an opinion piece in the New York Times calling for new limits on how long lawmakers can serve.
"Greater turnover would mean more politicians invested in the interests of their constituents — and the nation as a whole — over those of entrenched and influential advocacy groups," DeSantis and Trone wrote. "It would go a long way toward restoring trust in our political institutions and reducing the influence of money in our elections."
Nick Tomboulides, CEO of the advocacy group U.S. Term Limits, told Scripps News he is pushing for “a three-term limit in the House and a two-term limit in the Senate.”
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