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Currency Law Fight

Bessent says a Trump-image $250 note requires Congress because current U.S. law bars living people from currency

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said a proposed $250 bill bearing President Trump's image is up to Congress because current law bars living people from appearing on U.S. currency.

  1. Frame 1Bessent says a Trump-image $250 note requires Congress because current U.S. law bars living people from currency.
  2. Frame 2Treasury has prepared in advance, he said, after reports of a mockup with Trump and a 250th logo.
  3. Frame 3The proposed note would mark America's 250th birthday, turning commemoration into a fight over currency rules.
  4. Frame 4Rep. Joe Wilson's bill would create the living-person exemption, but the measure has stalled on Capitol Hill.
  5. Frame 5Next pressure point: Congress must change the law before Treasury can print the Trump design.
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May 28, 4:12 PM EDT
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