U.S. Congress reopens debate over replacing dollar bills with coins A bipartisan group of senators is reviving an old idea: ditching the U.S. dollar bill. The idea was re-introduced in Congress on Thursday , with a coalition arguing it’s time the U.S. caught up with the rest of the world. If you’ve spent any time traveling abroad recently, you’ve likely noticed the trend, and picked up a lot of spare change along the way. “The 2 euro, the 2 pound coins in ...
June 10, 2013 - PRI Public Radio International