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Constitutional amendment limiting House members to three terms (six years total) and senators to two terms (12 years).

Created by S.A. on February 13, 2015

We set a term limit for our President with the 22nd Amendment. Yet we allow our Congressman and Congresswomen to be in office for 40-50 years.

Key:
(H) House of Representatives
(S) Senate
(D) Days

Name: Party affiliation Years in office
John Dingell (H) Democratic Party 59 years, 21 D ;Reason for leaving - Retired

Robert Byrd (H,S) Democratic Party 57 years,176 D ;Reason for leaving - Died

Carl Hayden (H,S) Democratic Party 56 years, 319 D ;Reason for leaving - Retired

Daniel Inouye (H,S) Democratic Party 53 years, 118 D ;Reason for leaving - Died

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_United_States_Congre...

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