GOP term limit proposal threatens to re-open Democratic rift – By Mike Lillis (The Hill) / April 19, 2022
Democratic leaders are hammering Republicans for considering term limits on committee leaders of both parties if the GOP flips control of the House next year — even as some moderates say it’s not such a bad idea.
The rift highlights a recurring predicament for Democratic leaders, caught between newer lawmakers keen to rise in the ranks and veteran members just as eager to keep their place in power.
That fight was thrust into the spotlight when Punchbowl News reported Monday that GOP leaders, bullish about their chances of winning control of the House in November’s midterms, are considering a change in the chamber rules that would cap committee leadership at three terms.
Republicans have long maintained that same six-year limit for members of their own conference. The difference this time around is that the idea that they’d apply it to House Democrats as well, even though they haven’t adopted such limits.
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