For immediate release
September 15, 2021
Contact: Kenn Quinn, U.S. Term Limits
Phone: (202) 261-3532
kquinn@termlimits.com
Senator Rick Bennett Receives Plaque for Signing U.S. Term Limits Pledge
Naples, ME — Maine Senator Rick Bennett (district 19) was honored recently at a meeting of the Lake Region Republicans for his commitment to supporting a Term Limits Amendment for Congress by signing the U.S. Term Limits Pledge which reads: “I, Rick Bennett, pledge that as a member of the state legislature I will cosponsor, vote for, and defend the resolution applying for an Article V convention for the sole purpose of enacting term limits on Congress.”
U.S. Term Limits Regional Director, Kenn Quinn presented Bennett with a plaque and commented on his support saying, “Senator Bennett is a real believer in this reform to have the state legislatures use their authority under Article V of the U.S.Constitution to propose a Congressional Term Limits Amendment.” Bennett became the Senate lead sponsor to HP438 which was introduced by House lead sponsor Representative Nate Wadsworth (district 70).”
“Over 80% of the American people want term limits for Congress and this is a reform our country needs in order to have a Congress that will be served by citizen legislators, not career politicians.” Quinn concluded, “We all know that Congress is broken, and the only way to begin to see that change is by sending new people with fresh ideas to Washington D.C. Term limits can accomplish that goal for us.”
Bennett is in good company in his commitment. More than 25 state representatives have pledged to support HP438 with many more indicating they will vote to approve it. These representatives know that their constituents want term limits on Congress. According to a 2020 poll of voters in Maine, term limits enjoy wide bipartisan support. In Maine 88% of Republicans, 71% of Democrats, and 58% of independents strongly approve of placing term limits on members of Congress.
Once the amendment is proposed by either Congress or the states at a national convention, it must be ratified by 38 states in order to become part of the U.S. Constitution.
View Bennett’s signed pledge here.
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U.S. Term Limits is the largest grassroots term limits advocacy group in the country. We connect term limits supporters with their legislators and work to pass term limits on all elected officials, particularly on the U.S. Congress. Find out more at termlimits.org.