4 January 2017, 01:50 GMT
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The poposed amendment will limit US senators to two six-year terms and members of the US House of Representatives to three two-year terms.
“[Cruz and DeSantis] today proposed an amendment to the US Constitution to impose term limits on members of Congress,” the release stated on Tuesday.
Placing term limits would be a first step toward reforming Capitol Hill- or draining the swamp — DeSantis stated in the release.
A Rasmussen survey conducted in October found that 74 percent of Americans support term limits for members of Congress, the release stated.
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