Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) today announced he has joined Senator David Vitter (R-La.) in introducing legislation to establish term limits for members of Congress. Their proposal would amend the U.S. Constitution to limit members of Congress to three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives and two terms in the U.S. Senate.

“Congress should not be a body of career politicians who have forgotten why they were sent to Washington,” said Sen. Toomey. “Term limits would encourage more people to run for office, and produce a more diverse group of representatives with valuable real world experiences. When I ran for the House of Representatives, I pledged to serve just three terms, and I kept that promise. I am pleased to co-sponsor this Constitutional amendment to provide term limits for members of Congress, and I look forward to working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to see this amendment adopted.”

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