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Article snippet: Freshman lawmakers have revived the push for congressional term limits, hoping to spark action on a long-stalled idea on Capitol Hill. A bipartisan group of young members, led by rising GOP star and freshman Rep. MORE’s full-throated endorsement. While the first-term lawmakers acknowledge they may face fierce resistance from the old guard in Washington, they think the issue is something that will resonate with a younger generation of voters. “People are hungry for a new generation of leadership in Washington, D.C. I certainly saw that in my campaign, where my youth, far from being a hindrance, was an asset,” said Gallagher, 34, in a telephone interview. “My dad worked at the same company for 30 years. There was a different mentality toward work and jobs,” Rep. MORE (D-Calif.), 41, told The Hill. “Now you have millennials and people who are going to have seven, eight, 10 jobs in their careers. It’s a different approach to work.” “We just have a sense of doing different things,” Khanna added, “and I think that is something culturally that may bring support for term limits.” The calls to impose term limits on members of Congress are hardly new, having been endorsed by the class of Republicans elected in the “revolution” of 1994. But the idea has gained newfound support from a band of lawmakers in the freshman class, including Gallagher, Khanna, MORE (R-Texas) and Vicente González (D-Texas.). The lawmakers, all 50 years old or younger, support limiting senators ... Link to the full article to read more