Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, the next bill of this series is H.R. 2026, a bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint 100,000 $5 gold coins in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the death of George Washington. The beneficiaries of this coin's surcharges will be the Ladies of Mount Vernon who look after the memory of our first President and work to preserve the physical plant of his home at Mount Vernon. This coin has been on the recommended list of the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee since their annual report of 1994. This year it gained the cosponsorship of over 300 members and is presented to this House free of any controversy.”