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Eleanor Holmes Norton: Today, I reintroduce a bill to give the District of Columbia and the four insular areas a privilege the 50 states…

On the recordMarch 8, 1999
Today, I reintroduce a bill to give the District of Columbia and the four insular areas a privilege the 50 states achieved last year: to choose a design for the reverse side of the quarter coin in order to commemorate our history as part of the United States.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia
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congress.gov
Mar 8, 1999

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Reintroduction of a bill for D.C. and territories to choose quarter coin designs.

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