For Immediate Release
Release # 2007-116

New York City Council
City Hall, New York, NY 10007
(212) 788-7116/ City Council
212.788.3339/ HCC

December 3rd, 2007

Statement by Speaker Christine C. Quinn Re: Term Limits

Over the last two years, the City Council has pursued an agenda of reform and democratization. We have strengthened our lobbying and campaign finance laws, increased transparency in the budget process and improved our constituent services by implementing CouncilStat. I believe that overruling the will of New Yorkers - who have voted twice in favor of term limits - would be anti-democratic and anti-reform.

While our City is certainly doing well, we still face many challenges. On education, jobs, housing and health care, working New Yorkers need our help. That means the Council and the Administration must focus our attention on these critical issues and not be distracted by a political debate over term limits - a matter that has already been settled by the voters.

I look forward to working with my colleagues over the next two years to make New York an even greater place to live.