Thomas M. Barrett: “I rise in support of S. 1228 and urge all of my colleagues to support this bill which authorizes three worthy coin…”

“I rise in support of S. 1228 and urge all of my colleagues to support this bill which authorizes three worthy coin programs. First we will commemorate Kitty Hawk in 2002. All Americans recognize the importance of flight and the importance of the Wright brothers' breakthrough at Kitty Hawk, NC. This coin will be a fitting tribute and is one of the first coins to abide by our new rules governing commemoratives. I am also pleased that this bill incorporates a redesign of the Susan B. Anthony dollar coin and the circulating commemorative quarter series. As a father of three young kids, this last one, the 50-State quarter, is a personal favorite of mine, and I think that this is going to be a tremendous hit throughout this country. I think we are going to see school kids by the millions who are going to know the States in this country better than they ever have before, and they are going to do so for a quarter apiece. So it is a tremendous program and one of the finest programs, I think, teaching programs, I have seen in awhile to really teach kids about our country.”