| I oppose HR 5512 because it is unconstitutional to delegate the determination of the metal content of our coinage to the Secretary of the Treasury. Under Article I Section 8 of the Constitution, the Congress is given the power to coin ... |
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| On Friday, May 9th, the US House of Representatives passed HR 5512, which gives the US Mint 270 days to change the base metal of the US one cent and five cent pieces to more affordable metals. The current bill actually calls for ... |
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| House bill “HR 5512, the Coin Modernization and Taxpayer Savings Act of 2008” would seek to change those manufacturing costs by using copper-colored steal, which could cut the cost of making pennies down to about 0.7 cents each. ... |
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| 5) HR 5512 - Coin Modernization and Taxpayer Savings Act of 2008 (Rep. Space – Financial Services) 6) HR 5614 - Original Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle Ultra-High Relief Bullion Coin Act (Rep. Castle – Financial Services) ... |
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| Here's the Peace, Freedom, and Sound Money candidate on his opposition to this bill. |
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| It is rediculus to go back to the steel penny! We already tried that in 1943, and I have a few of them. They are easily destroyed by corrosion, and are essentially a collectors novelty item because the year after we switched back to ... |
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| The following are excerpts from Ron Paul's statement to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology hearing on HR 5512 on March 11, 2008:. "Under Article I Section 8 of the Constitution, ... |
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| To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe the weights and the compositions of circulating coins, and for other purposes. |
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| Passed House by voice vote. [This event matched these trackers: Active Legislation ] |
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| HR 5512 would authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe the weights and the compositions of circulating coins.... Vote on This Bill: For | Against. |
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