Following Request From Hirono, U.S. Mint Announces Quarter Honoring Patsy T. Mink
February 03, 2023
February 03, 2023
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) applauded the U.S. Mint's announcement that its 2024 American Women Quarters collection will include a quarter honoring Rep. Patsy T. Mink, the first woman to represent Hawaii in the U.S. Congress and the first woman of color to serve in Congress. The announcement follows a letter Senator Hirono sent to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in 2021 urging the Mint t . . .
U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) applauded the U.S. Mint's announcement that its 2024 American Women Quarters collection will include a quarter honoring Rep. Patsy T. Mink, the first woman to represent Hawaii in the U.S. Congress and the first woman of color to serve in Congress. The announcement follows a letter Senator Hirono sent to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in 2021 urging the Mint t . . .