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Press release from the office of Congressman Steny H. Hoyer, House
Democratic Whip:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 17, 2005
CONTACT:
Stacey Farnen Bernards
(202) 225 - 3130

Hoyer Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Repeal 22nd Amendment
Resolution Would Repeal Two-Term Limit for President, Restore Power to the
People

WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) introduced
bipartisan legislation today to repeal the 22nd amendment, which states that
“No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice.”
Representatives Berman (D-CA), Pallone (D-NJ), Sabo (D-MN) and Sensenbrenner
(R-WI) joined Hoyer in sponsoring the resolution.

Representative Hoyer released the following statement regarding the
resolution:

“I introduced today a joint resolution to repeal outright the 22nd Amendment
to the Constitution. The 22nd Amendment requires that no person who has
served two terms, or who has served more than two years of another
President’s term and their own elected term, be permitted to serve another
term of office.

“The time has come to repeal the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, and not
because of partisan politics. While I am not a supporter of the current
President, I feel there are good public policy reasons for a repeal of this
amendment. Under the Constitution as altered by the 22nd Amendment, this
must be President George W. Bush’s last term even if the American people
should want him to continue in office. This is an undemocratic result.

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