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The 9 Promises From Trump’s 2024 Launch Speech Term Limits Term limits have been a part of Trump’s platform since 2016, when he called for a six-year term limit for members of the House and a 12-year limit for members of the Senate. The president briefly mentioned that he had been pushing for term limits in 2018. At Mar-a-Lago on Nov. 15, he said the legislation is part of his overall plan to “drain the swamp” in Washington. “To further drain the swamp, I will push for a constitutional amendment to impose term limits on members of Congress. It’s time. It’s time,” Trump said. The idea of legislating term limits has a long history. The two-term limit for the president of the United States was enshrined in the 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Despite gaining popular support in the 1990s, term-limit legislation appears to be nearly impossible to enact since senior members of Congress are unlikely to advance or vote for legislation that isn’t in their best interests. Lifetime Lobbying Ban In another throwback to 2016, Trump promised to institute a lifetime ban on lobbying for former members of Congress and members of the president’s cabinet. As president-elect, Trump put in place tough restrictions on lobbying, including a five-year ban on members of the administration who were leaving for the private sector. During the last days of his term in office in 2020, Trump rescinded the executive order that dictated the lobbying ethics rules. Then-President Bill Clinton similarly revoked his own five-year lobbying ban in December 2000. “Now I see what they make. They leave the White House or they leave Congress, and they’re paid millions and millions and millions of dollars a year. No, you have to have a ban,” Trump said.

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