WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Common Cents Act Passes Senate by Unanimous Consent * OKLAHOMA CITY, OK -US Senators James Lankford (R-OK), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and Ron Wyden (D-OR) successfully advanced the bipartisan Common Cents Act through the Senate by unanimous consent before the Senate adjourned. The legislation would end production of the penny and save taxpayers an estimated $56 million annually. The effort to end penny production  more PR