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Our nation’s founders intended that the number of Representatives forever increase in direct proportion to the total population. However, for over a century, Congress has restricted our representation in the House to an oligarchy of 435, which is far too few to faithfully represent over 330 million Americans! Read More

We love our Representatives so much that, since 1968, their average reelection rate has been 94%. If it’s not love, then it must be the nearly insurmountable advantage afforded to incumbents by their massively oversized congressional districts. Fortunately, term limits are not the only solution. Read More

Regardless of its size, virtually all the work of the House is done in its committee rooms, not in the House Chamber. In a larger House, while most of the Representatives will better serve their constituents by living and working in their home districts, a contingent will remain in DC to work in the committees. Read More