February 1995
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AMOA OK's CONTRACT
FOR MAJOR$$ COIN PUSH
Sensing the timing is right for passage of dollar
coin legislation that has long languished in Con-
gress, the Amusement & Music Operators Asso-
ciation (AMOA) has contracted with Valis Associ-
ates, a Washington, D.C. based consulting firm, to
spearhead a major effort for approval of a dollar
coin in the new 104th Congress this year.
"A dollar coin extremely important to the future
of our membership and the industry. The chances
for passage in this political climate are excellent,
but we felt something more was needed than was
done in the past," says Tami Norberg-Paulsen,
AMOA president. "Valis Associates' qualifications
and expertise are highly regarded in the nation's
capital. We feel they will be of great help in secur-
ing passage of a new dollar coin."
AMOA is a strong advocate of the dollar coin at
the grassroots political level, through its Washing-
ton, D.C., activities, and in its support of efforts of
The Coin Coalition, a broad-based Washington
coalition of diverse industries and other interests
seeking passage of a dollar coin. The U.S. is the
only major industrialized nation in the world that
does not have a dollar coin in mass circulation.
With the new Congress in cost saving and balanced
budget modes, AMOA believes the dollar coin is
most certain to receive high profile attention in
upcoming budgetary considerations. The federal
treasury savings from replacing the $1 paper bill
with the $1 coin is conservatively estimated at $395
million a year by U.S. General Accounting Office.
Valis Associates is a public policy consulting firm
serving corporations, trade associations, non-profit
organizations and governmental bodies. AMOA
is a non-profit national trade association comprised
of some 1,700 owners/ operators, distributors and
manufacturers of commercial amusement, music
entertainment and vending equipment.
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