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By Raquel Coronell Uribe

A California Democrat is set to introduce a bill that would block Trump’s signature from appearing on paper currency.

Rep. Jimmy Gomez will put the bill forth tomorrow morning, his press secretary, Billy Berler, said in an email. The planned bill, which would face an uphill battle to become law, would prohibit a sitting president from signing U.S. currency and securities. 

“I introduced this bill because no sitting President should be allowed to use the nation’s currency to personally promote themselves,” Gomez said in a news release announcing his bill. “Trump wants to slap his name on buildings, airports, and now the dollar bill, but U.S. currency belongs to the American people, not the President.”

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