In May of 2025, Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" (OBBB) passed the House of Representatives by one vote (215 to 214).

OBBB cuts more than $1 trillion from SNAP, Medicaid, and other programs for low-income Americans. It gives $1 trillion in tax cuts to the richest 1% of Americans. It nearly triples ICE's budget. It will increase budget deficits by an estimated $3.4 trillion over the next 10 years. It is a moral monstrosity.

We could have stopped it. Unfortunately, eight members of Congress have passed away since the last midterms, and all were Democrats. Their average age was 75 years old. Our current Congressional session is the third oldest in the history of our country.

Just in 2025 alone, three Democrats in the House of Representatives passed away prior to the May vote. OBBB passed by one vote. This is no way to run a country, especially considering the stakes right now. We need to be better than this.

The argument in favor of gerontocracy would be if it worked well. But Congress is not working well.

Establish an Age Limit of 75 for Serving in Congress

The Constitution already sets a minimum age for members of the House of Representatives: "No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of twenty five Years [...]"

It is fair and reasonable to set an upper age limit of 75 years on members of Congress. In fact, 80% of Americans support an age limit for federal elected officials. Capping service at 75 years of age gives Representatives fifty years to contribute their talents and energies to this country, and then make way for the renewal that is at the heart of our democracy.