Hearing: Examining Proposed Constitutional Amendments

Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government (Committee on the Judiciary)

Tuesday, September 19, 2023 (2:00 PM)

2141 RHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Mr. Thomas Jipping
Senior Legal Fellow, Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies, The Heritage Foundation

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  • Jipping Testimony [PDF] Added 09/19/2023 at 02:08 PM
  • Jipping Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 09/19/2023 at 02:08 PM
  • Jipping Biography [PDF] Added 09/19/2023 at 02:08 PM

Dr. David Primo
Ani and Mark Gabrellian Professor, Professor of Political Science and Business Administration, University of Rochester

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  • Primo Testimony [PDF] Added 09/19/2023 at 02:08 PM
  • Primo Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 09/19/2023 at 02:08 PM
  • Primo Biography [PDF] Added 09/19/2023 at 02:08 PM

Mr. Nick Tomboulides
Executive Director, U.S. Term Limits

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  • Tomboulides Testimony [PDF] Added 09/19/2023 at 02:08 PM
  • Tomboulides Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 09/19/2023 at 02:08 PM
  • Tomboulides Biography [PDF] Added 09/19/2023 at 02:08 PM

Mr. Stephen Spaulding
Vice President of Policy and External Affairs, Common Cause

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  • Spaulding Testimony [PDF] Added 09/19/2023 at 02:08 PM
  • Spaulding Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 09/19/2023 at 02:08 PM
  • Spaulding Biography [PDF] Added 09/19/2023 at 02:08 PM

Support Documents

  • A statement from Art Harman, Executive Director of Americans for Term Limits, dated September 19, 2023, submitted for the Record by Mr. Johnson of LA. [PDF] Added 09/19/2023 at 05:54 PM
  • An article from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities titled “Constitutional Balanced Budget Amendment Poses Serious Risks” dated March 16, 2018, submitted for the Record by Ms. Scanlon of PA. [PDF] Added 09/19/2023 at 05:54 PM
  • An article from Center for American Progress titled “Tax Cuts Are Primarily Responsible for the Increasing Debt Ratio” dated May 27, 2023, submitted for the Record by Ms. Scanlon of PA. [PDF] Added 09/19/2023 at 05:54 PM
  • An article from the Washington Post titled “Term limits would upend Congress as we know it” dated September 16, 2023, submitted for the Record by Ms. Scanlon of PA. [PDF] Added 09/19/2023 at 05:54 PM
  • An article from The Nation titled “Warning: A “Convention of States” Is Practicing to Rewrite the Constitution” dated July 14, 2023, submitted for the Record by Ms. Scanlon of PA. [PDF] Added 09/19/2023 at 05:54 PM
  • An article from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities titled “5 Reasons to Reject Any Constitutional Balanced Budget Amendment” dated April 29, 2019, submitted for the Record by Ms. Scanlon of PA. [PDF] Added 09/19/2023 at 05:54 PM
  • An issue brief from American Constitution Society titled “A Dangerous Adventure: No Safeguards Would Protect Basic Liberties from an Article V Convention” dated October 2021, submitted for the Record by Ms. Scanlon of PA. [PDF] Added 09/19/2023 at 05:54 PM
  • An article from The New York Times titled "A Second Constitutional Convention? Some Republicans Want to Force One" dated September 4, 2022, submitted for the Record by Ms. Scanlon of PA. [PDF] Added 09/20/2023 at 04:41 PM
  • A statement submitted for the Record by Ms. Jackson Lee of TX. [PDF] Added 09/20/2023 at 04:41 PM
  • A statement from Kurt Couchman, Senior Fellow in Fiscal Policy for Americans for Prosperity, dated September 19, 2023, submitted for the Record by Mr. Johnson of LA. [PDF] Added 09/27/2023 at 04:45 PM
  • An article from The Hill titled “A well-crafted budget amendment can succeed” dated January 20, 2017, submitted for the Record by Mr. Johnson of LA. [PDF] Added 09/27/2023 at 04:45 PM

First Published: September 12, 2023 at 01:05 PM
Last Updated: September 27, 2023 at 04:45 PM


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