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  • CONGRESS TRIES AGAIN FOR A DOLLAR COIN (WITH KLINTON, YET)

    04/27/2005 12:51:38 PM PDT · by JesseHousman · 133 replies · 2,716+ views
    CNN ^ | 4/27/2005 | Gordon T. Anderson
    NEW YORK (CNN/Money) -After two bellyflops, Congress is considering a dollar coin again. This time it might actually work. Like lemmings rushing into the fjords, Congress cannot seem to resist a leap into the dollar-coin money pit. Despite two wildly unsuccessful attempts to introduce a dollar coin, legislators are trying again. This time, however, lemmings might fly. On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed a bill to create a new $1 coin, which would accompany the current Sacagawea piece. The measure enjoyed enormous bipartisan support, passing by a vote of 422 to 6.