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I’m not afraid to embrace a good idea when it comes from the other side of the aisle, and I agree with President Trump on this."
Rosen took to X on Tuesday, writing
Eliminating the penny is a common sense move that’ll save taxpayer dollars,
she saidA lot of times I go into the store, I don't even wait for change for pennies,
Figueroa said
Gone are the days of penny candy or even buying a gum ball for a penny,
Snaith saidThe key issue is that it is bad for consumers and the economy,
said Mark Weller, director of Americans for Common Cents, a lobbying group backed by businesses involved in the coin's manufacturePeople don't want them. They don't use them. They sock them away in cans and drawers and jars and try to bring them in here by the sackful,
Jackson saidLosing the penny was just a wash for the consumer,
said Robert Whaples, professor at Wake Forest who authored the studyI think at some point in history cancelling the penny would have been a bigger deal, but now people don't even carry them in their pockets,
he saidIn most countries, the lowest domination coin is the most minted coin,
Mark Weller, executive director of Americans for Common Cents, told CNN
[W]ithout the penny, the demand for nickels would rise to fill the gap in small-value transactions,
the group said in a statement to CNNSave the penny. For those that do not know, every penny starts in Greene County. Save jobs in Greene County!"
In a social media post on Monday, Taylor said
Unfortunately, we currently have no information on legislative affairs."
The United States Mint told NewsweekIt's disappointing to see President Trump make a statement of directive like that because these are American jobs."
Taylor added
As well as saving taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, there are major environmental benefits to eliminating the penny. This is a great move."
Colorado's Democratic Governor Jared Polis praised Trump's move on X, formerly Twitter, commentingAustralia is a key strategic ally for our country,
Courtney said, noting the importance of Australian co-operation in the Indo-Pacific to address tensions over territory, security and influence
The first cheque was delivered on Friday … and two days later what do we see? A 25 per cent tariff on steel and all products coming from Australia into the US,
Courtney said in the US House of RepresentativesHow silly it is, how much money it costs to produce pennies.”
Later on, Tom Jurkowsky, a retired Navy Rear Admiral, who became the Director of Corporate Communications for the U.S. Mint from 2009 to 2017, said
I went to Congress saying ‘I’m losing $90 million a year on pennies, you guys need to pass a law forcing me to change it.’
And Republican Edmond Moy, the Mint’s 38th Director, serving from 2006 to 2011 saidBy all the measurements President Trump talks about – trade issues, that we’re being ripped off by other countries – in this [Australia’s] case, every one of those arguments fails,
he saidLet's rip the waste out of our great nation's budget, even if it's a penny at a time,
Trump wrote in his post, which was light on details about plans for a post-penny future