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Government so you can make up your own mind. Brought to you as a Public Service by your cable or satellite provider. Announcer are term limits effective in dealing with the lack of trust many people feel to were the government . Former u. S. Senator from South Carolina jim demint and others testified on that issue in a hearing by the Senate Judiciary subcommittee on the constitution. [gavel bangs] good afternoon. This hearing is about the need for term limits, for members of congress, so we can begin to fix what is broken here in washington politics. Before i introduce our first panel, id like...

From air force one. [laughter] tonight, our keynote speaker is one of our closest friends. Our champion. Community,he faith Vice President mike pence. [applause] he is no stranger to this organization or this stage. He first addressed the faith and freedom audience in 2012. This is the third year in a net in a wrote that he has keynoted. He earned a welldeserved principledas a commonsense conservative who was respected by his colleagues and was viewed as a rising star in was headed forho bigger and greater things. I will never forget where i was on the day in july of 2016 when donald trump ann...

Please welcome our guests to the stage. Please welcome our guests. Ladies and gentlemen, founder of freedom and faith coalition. [applause] have you had a fun conference . [applause] hasnt this been fun . [applause] we arent done yet. We are about to have the Vice President of the United States close out the conference. [applause] before we do that, can i ask everyone to stand and i want to him to lead our invocation. Now listen people pay heed to the call of prayer. Lift up your minds to the most high, your hearts to be lower lord of hosts. Praise the wonders of the lord. Thank him for all he...

Up next a senate panel looks at the pros and cons of setting term limits for advocate. Advocates argue that term limits would allow them to spend time raising money for reelection. We hear from senator jim demint at this subcommittee hearing on the constitution. Good afternoon. This hearing is called to order. I apologize that we are slightly delayed. We had a series of votes on the senate floor. But it is good now to convene the hearing. Let me begin by thanking all of you for attending. And thank youing senator hirono oh efor working with plea and my staff to convene the hearing and bring th...

Weve organized todays hearing. The 2016 election, the American People made a resounding call to drain the swamp. That is modern washington. And sadly this is a bipartisan problem. The American People have lost confidence in washington and especially in congress. And it isnt hard to see why. Enmeshed in back room deals and broken promises, our capitol has too often become a political playground for the powerful and well connected. For members of the permanent Political Class looking to accumulate more and more power at the expense of american taxpayers. As part of his promise to drain the swamp...