I will term-limit myself probably before I would have enough seniority to get a committee chairmanship.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Somebody said, 'You may be a committee chair.' I don't think so. I don't think anybody would want me that much.
I will complete my second term, but I have made no decision as to my plans after Congress except that I will continue in public service, including as a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserve.
It has always been my plan not to serve more than two terms.
I fundamentally believe in term limits, for Congress, presidents, and board members.
As I stated shortly after retiring from the U.S. Army and first pursuing a seat in Congress in 2010, I planned to self-impose term limits.
Because terms limits are so popular, the interest of a member of Congress in staying in office would be congruent with supporting my term limits joint resolution.
I'm interested in being part of a majority in the Senate.
I've been in Congress 14 years. I've been on the Appropriations Committee in which we are in charge of trying to move legislation.
I am not aspiring to be a senior bureaucrat. It would limit my freedom.
I've said I'll stand for a full second term, but I think after that it will be time for new leadership. Terms are like Shredded Wheat - two are wonderful but three might just be too many.