The legislation requires that there be no net cost to the Government from the sale of the coins. In fact. the coin sales will generate up to $172 million in revenue to the Federal Government from the sale of the gold and silver in the coins. In the end. the Statue of Liberty and the monuments on Ellis Island will stand for generations as testaments to the history of the American immigration story. Children and grandchildren will be able to come and literally walk in the footsteps of their ancestors. When President Grover Cleveland accepted the Statue of Liberty. he made the following promise: "We will not forget that liberty has here made her home. nor shall her chosen altar be neglected." With this legislation we will keep his promise.e
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