Annual Report on Waste Finds Eliminating $1 Bill Would Save Taxpayers Billions Washington, D.C. (February 28, 2012) The Dollar Coin Alliance, a coalition of small businesses, budget watchdogs, transit agencies and labor groups, today endorsed the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) continued recommendation to eliminate the $1 bill and transition to a $1 coin to save …
Read MorePress Release: Government Accountability Office Reaffirms Dollar Coin Savings
Media Contact: Matt Meenan 202-289-4001 Government Accountability Office Reaffirms Dollar Coin Savings Watchdog Says Eliminating the $1 Bill Saves Billions Washington, D.C. (February 15, 2012) The Dollar Coin Alliance, a coalition of small businesses, budget watchdogs, transit agencies and labor groups, today endorsed the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) continued recommendation to eliminate the $1 bill …
Read MorePress Release: Administration Misses Opportunity for Dollar Coin Savings
Obama FY 2013 Budget Punts on Dollar Coin Issue Washington, D.C. (February 14, 2011) - The Dollar Coin Alliance, a coalition of small businesses, budget watchdogs, transit agencies and labor groups, today strongly disapproves of the Obama Administration’s half-measures to reform our nation’s currency in its fiscal year 2013 budget. Yesterday, the Administration released a …
Read MorePress Release: COINS Act in Senate Calls for $1 Coin Transition to Reduce Government Waste
Sens. Harkin, McCain, Coburn and Enzi Call for Elimination of $1 Bill to Save Taxpayers Billions Washington, DC (January 31, 2011) A bipartisan group of senators led by Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Senator John McCain (R-AZ) today introduced a bill to save our nation billions of dollars by eliminating the wasteful, inefficient $1 note. …
Read MoreAdministration Gets it Wrong on Presidential Dollar Coin Program
Suspension of Program to Cost Taxpayers Billions Washington, D.C. (December 13, 2011) The Dollar Coin Alliance, a coalition of small businesses, budget watchdogs, transit agencies and labor groups, today called on the Obama Administration to reverse course on its decision to suspend the Presidential $1 Coin program. While the Administration claims this action as a …
Read MoreDollar Coin Alliance Questions Poll Findings from Pro-Dollar Bill Group
Americans Support Savings from Elimination of the $1 Bill Washington, D.C. (October 19, 2011) The Dollar Coin Alliance, a coalition of small businesses, budget watchdogs, transit agencies and labor groups, is questioning the results of a poll conducted by Lincoln Park Strategies on behalf of the “Americans for George” coalition about public acceptance of $1 …
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