Congressional Term Quotes

I could end the deficit in 5 minutes. You just pass a law that says that anytime there is a deficit of more than 3% of GDP, all sitting members of Congress are ineligible for re-election

During my first term in Congress, I signed a pledge that I will take no more earmarks and I've been faithful to that pledge.

Since joining the U.S. House of Representatives in November of 2006, I have strongly supported Speaker Nancy Pelosi. I have the utmost respect for her, and I believe the Democrats were able to accomplish a great deal under her leadership.

There is nothing that I didn't get to do while I was serving in Congress - except be in the majority.

It has been a tremendous privilege to serve the people of Utah during my time in the United States House of Representatives, but my time in the House should not be the sum total of my service.

This is my fourth term and my seventh year. My first year was in 1997, the same year for Vic Snyder. It is still exciting to be there even though Washington is not run by Democrats right now, but we are working very hard.

The law limits anyone from serving as president of the United States for more than eight years. And in my opinion - well, eight years is also long enough for an individual to serve as a representative for a specific Congressional district.

It has a natural appeal, but I don't believe that even in 2020 there will be term limitations on Congress.

I did one cable news hit during my first 10 months in Congress.

I was also a congressman. I had decided to run for office and had become a congressman with Queen Latifah.

When I was introduced to Johnson he was a freshman Congressman.

I represented the 4th District of South Carolina... from the election '92 until election '98. And then I was out six years and then came back for another six years between the election 2004 and the election 2010.

And always remember, Abraham Lincoln only served one term in Congress, too.

I support efforts to limit the terms of members of Congress, especially members of the House and members of the Senate.

I happened to have the privilege of serving in Congress. It will be 16 years at the end of this term. And I think I made a difference here on important issues.

With the exception of members of Congress and their families, and instructors in civics and constitutional lawyers, I do not believe there are two percent of the American people who know that a member of Congress is elected one year and does not take his office until 13 months afterwards.

I would like to believe I would not have behaved differently had I not made a term limits pledge, but my own frailties and human desire for prestige and position tell me my term limits pledge did make a difference in how I approached my job in Congress.

I will make the final decision on running for governor after my congressional term ends.

I never envisioned retiring out of the Congress.

From 1965 to 1967, my dad, Jack Gilligan, served in Congress and helped pass landmark laws like the Voting Rights Act.