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| https://web.archive.org/web/20140912000633/http://www.vitter.senate.gov/newsroom/press/icymi-vitter-pushes-reform-legislation-on-senate-floor | ICYMI: Vitter Pushes Reform Legislation on Senate Floor | 2014-09-11 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | LA | David Vitter | V000127 | web.archive.org | legacy | ICYMI: Vitter Pushes Reform Legislation on Senate Floor Thursday, September 11, 2014 As Senate Democrats continue to push their legislation to amend the Constitution and limit rights protected under the First Amendment, U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) today spoke on the Senate floor on reform legislation he’s pushing. Vitter introduced his “No Washington Exemption from Obamacare” legislation as an amendment to the Senate Democrats’ proposal, S.J. Res. 19, which would require all Members of Congress, all Congressional staff, the President, Vice-President, and all political appointees within the administration to purchase their health insurance on the Obamacare Exchange and receive the same amount of financial support from tax credits or subsidies as any American would outside of Washington. He also spoke in support of establishing term limits in Congress. “Americans of all backgrounds think that Washington is on a different planet, and Members of Congress just don’t get it,” Vitter said. “We need to get back to the best traditions of our democracy – including electing citizen legislators and making sure that legislators don’t put themselves into a separate ruling class.” Click here to watch Vitter’s remarks today. Vitter has fought to get a vote on his legislation since introducing it in May of 2013, and most recently in July; Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has blocked each of his attempts. Vitter also introduced his legislation in April as an amendment to legislation, but Reid pulled the bill from the floor before it could get a vote. However, Reid did agree to give Vitter a vote in the future. Vitter is also the lead author of legislation to establish term limits for members of Congress. His legislation would create a constitutional amendment that limits Senators and Congressmen to three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives and two in the U.S. Senate. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |