TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Governor Ron DeSantis is teaming up with a former Democratic representative to make a push for term limits in Congress.

On Tuesday, the governor announced he and former Rep. David Trone of Maryland would co-chair U.S. Term Limits, a non-profit dedicated to gathering the necessary support to call a constitutional convention to propose term limits. They need the support of 34 states to do so.

DeSantis and Trone published a joint op-ed in The New York Times, which framed the push for term limits in the context of the federal government shutdown. They argued that too many members of Congress are focused more on reelection than on passing legislation and working for the public.

“Our Founders wouldn’t recognize the 119th Congress if they saw it today. Congress is now less

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