WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), and 6 colleagues in sending a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, calling on him to reject the proposed designs (https://www.usmint.gov/news/media-kit/semiq-dollar-coin?srsltid=AfmBOop9nbKayDAFWmaaBkeq2Kzi1pGE_8egGtwRYu8M21fmO65hzYB0) for the Semiquincentennial dollar coin featuring the likeness of President Donald Trump.
"American lawmakers throughout history have reaffirmed the time-honored tradition of not circulating U.S. currency with images of currently elected officials," wrote the Senators. "For centuries, minting sitting presidents on U.S. cu...