常识告诉我们，一分钱硬币在美国人日常生活中的使用越来越少。国会已经采取行动淘汰最低等级的硬币——一分钱硬币，而现在，另一个在人们钱包中积灰的硬币可能成为下一个被淘汰的目标。
It's common sense that common cents are getting less use in Americans' daily lives. Congress already took action to eliminate the lowest rung — the penny — and now another coin collecting dust in people's wallets could be on the chopping block next.
今年早些时候，众议院和参议院都通过了旨在彻底淘汰一分钱硬币的法案。这项两党支持的《普通硬币法案》在两个议院都获得一致通过，但尚未获得唐纳德特朗普总统的签字，无法正式成为法律。
The House and Senate both passed bills earlier this year aimed at eliminating the penny once and for all. The bipartisan Common Cents Act was unanimously approved in each chamber, but has yet to get President Donald Trump's signature to become law.
这一决定紧随财政部去年12月宣布美国铸币厂将不再生产一分钱硬币的消息，其生产成本当时超过其面值的三倍。
It followed the Treasury Department announcing last December that the U.S. Mint would no longer produce pennies, which at the time cost more than three times their value to make.
特朗普政府第一年的政府改革带来了自1960年代以来华盛顿未曾见到的变革。如今， lawmakers希望政府采取行动推进法案的另一部分内容，即指导财政部研究用比目前使用的更便宜的材料制造五分钱硬币的潜力。
TRUMP’S FIRST-YEAR GOVERNMENT OVERHAUL DELIVERS CHANGE WASHINGTON HASN’T SEEN SINCE THE 1960S Now, lawmakers want the administration to act on another portion of their bill, which would direct the Treasury to study the potential of making the nickel with cheaper materials than are currently used.
“如果制造一枚五分钱硬币需要花费13分钱，华盛顿应该解决这个问题，而不是浪费更多纳税人钱财,”共和党密歇根州众议员丽萨麦克莱恩在接受福克斯新闻数字台采访时表示。“我的法案为财政部提供了一条路径，能够以更低的成本生产五分钱硬币，而不会影响美国人正常使用它们。这是一个简单明了的改革，既能节省资金，又能为政府带来更多常识之举。
"If it costs 13 cents to make a five-cent coin, Washington should fix the problem instead of wasting more taxpayer money," House GOP Conference Chair Lisa McClain, R-Mich., told Fox News Digital. "My bill gives Treasury a path to make nickels at a lower cost without disrupting how Americans use them. It is a simple reform that saves money and brings a little more common sense to government.
领导参议院法案的共和党怀俄拉州参议员辛西娅鲁米斯在接受福克斯新闻数字台采访时表示：“越来越多的美国人使用信用卡、借记卡和稳定币购买日常生活用品，这些原本是用现金或硬币支付的。”“当半分钱硬币不再需要时，它就被退役了，一分钱硬币现在也到达了那个阶段。我希望我们能找到更便宜的生产五分钱硬币的方法，使其在未来多年内保持经济可行性,”鲁米斯说。
Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., who led the bill in the Senate, told Fox News Digital, "More and more Americans are paying with credit cards, debit cards, and stablecoins for everyday purchases that once would have been made with cash or coins." "The half-cent coin was retired when it was no longer needed, and the penny has now reached that same point. It’s my hope that we can find a cheaper way to produce the nickel so that it remains economically viable for years to come," Lummis said.
据最新数据显示，每个硬币的生产成本大约损失了八美分给纳税人。目前它们由25%的镍和75%的铜混合制成。
Nickels are produced at a loss to taxpayers of roughly eight cents per coin, according to the latest data. They are currently made of a mixture comprised of 25% nickel and 75% copper.
McClain网站上的一份声明称，《普通美分法》“授权在测试显示降低生产成本且不会显著干扰投币式机器（如自动贩卖机）的情况下使用更低成本的镍币成分”。
The Common Cents Act "authorizes a lower-cost nickel composition if testing shows it will reduce production costs without significantly disrupting coin-operated machines," such as vending machines, according to a release on McClain's site.
但目前还不清楚是否有足够的意愿完全停止生产镍币，至少目前还没有。
But it's not clear that there is much appetite for ending nickel production altogether, at least not yet.
财务部长斯科特·贝森特在2025年5月接受福克斯新闻采访时表示，他认为美国可以“改造”镍币以降低生产成本。
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Fox News in May 2025 that he believed the U.S. could "retool" the nickel to make it cheaper to produce.
特朗普政府在2025年12月的声明中预测，停止铸造美分硬币将立即节省5600万美元的成本。
In its December 2025 announcement, the Trump administration projected immediate cost savings of $56 million in stopping penny minting.
但这一决定可能会被未来的任何政府逆转，除非特朗普签署该法案成为法律。白宫未回应有关总统何时计划这样做的置评请求。
But the decision could be reversed by any future administration unless Trump signs the bill into law. The White House did not respond to a request for comment on whether and when the president plans to do so.