Derek Merrin: “I've pledged to sponsor legislation and support to hold…”

“And I think you mentioned that you did sign a pledge about term limits and also about no increase in taxes. I think you mentioned that Tuesday night. Yes, I've pledged to sponsor legislation and support to hold members to three House terms and two Senate terms. I've said I pledge. I'm not going to raise federal taxes. You know, when someone's being irresponsible, if you have a child who's running up debt, you don't increase their credit card limit.” (09:21–09:30)

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