Discussion · House of Representatives
J. French Hill Republican
“I want the House to pass this bill. It stops making new pennies, but people can still spend the billions of pennies already out there.”
“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Massachusetts and the minority for helping to make this a strong bipartisan bill to do something that is common sense, with no pun intended. In fact, for all of the good reasons that Mr. Lucas and Mrs. McClain outlined, this is the right decision at the right time for the American people. Mr. Speaker, I remind both the bankers across the country, the retailers, and all of the consumers out there that, as noted by Mr. Garcia, there are well over 100 billion pennies floating around out there in jars and drawers and cash registers across the country. You may still use those pennies until your heart is content. Mr. Speaker, I urge a ``yes’’ vote on this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.”
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Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Massachusetts and the minority for helping to make this a strong bipartisan bill to do something that is common sense, with no pun intended. In fact, for all of the good reasons that Mr. Lucas and Mrs. McClain outlined, this is the right decision at the right time for the American people. Mr. Speaker, I remind both the bankers across the country, the retailers, and all of the consumers out there that, as noted by Mr. Garcia, there are well over 100 billion pennies floating around out there in jars and drawers and cash registers across the country. You may still use those pennies until your heart is content. Mr. Speaker, I urge a ``yes’’ vote on this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.