Spectrum News: Harriet Tubman $20 Bill Saga Continues
Photos: Wikimedia Commons Democratic senators are pushing the Treasury Department for answers after its secretary, Scott Bessent, revealed it had abandoned plans to place Harriet Tubman’s image on the new $20 bill, Spectrum News has learned. In an interview earlier this month with Spectrum News, Bessent said his department was “not at present” planning to put Tubman on the $20 bill, an effort that was over a decade in the making. He did not elaborate further. Details below, our story on this at the link below, all mentions welcome. Senators press Treasury for answers on plans for Tubman $20 On Thursday, 10 Democratic senators sent a letter to Bessent requesting an explanation of those comments, “including what factors informed the decision and whether the redesign has been permanently canceled or merely delayed.” “While we acknowledge the creation of a new currency note is a multi-year process involving design, counterfeit protection and implementation into our financial system, the administration has released plans for a $250 bill depicting President Trump to celebrate America’s 250th birthday, a currency that would be illegal for the Treasury Department to issue under current law,” the senators wrote. “You also released plans for multiple coins featuring President Trump’s likeness for the semiquincentennial. The letter was led by Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Chris Van Hollen, D-Md. Shaheen has been introducing legislation since 2015 to put Tubman on the $20 bill, while Van Hollen represents Tubman’s home state. The abolitionist was born into slavery in Dorchester County, Maryland, and led dozens of enslaved people to freedom via the Underground Railroad. Joining Shaheen and Van Hollen on the letter were Sens. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del.; Maggie Hassan, D-N.H.; Jacky Rosen, D-Nev.; Adam Schiff, D-Calif.; Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md.; Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.; Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii; and Ron Wyden, D-Ore. President Barack Obama’s treasury secretary, Jack Lew, announced the planned redesign of the $20 bill in 2016 to honor Tubman.
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Democratic senators are pushing the Treasury Department for answers after its secretary, Scott Bessent, revealed it had abandoned plans to place Harriet Tubman’s image on the new $20 bill, Spectrum News has learned. In an interview earlier this month with Spectrum News, Bessent said his department was “not at present” planning to put Tubman on the $20 bill, an effort that was over a decade in the making. He did not elaborate further. Details below, our story on this at the link below, all mentions welcome.
Senators press Treasury for answers on plans for Tubman $20
On Thursday, 10 Democratic senators sent a letter to Bessent requesting an explanation of those comments, “including what factors informed the decision and whether the redesign has been permanently canceled or merely delayed.”
“While we acknowledge the creation of a new currency note is a multi-year process involving design, counterfeit protection and implementation into our financial system, the administration has released plans for a $250 bill depicting President Trump to celebrate America’s 250th birthday, a currency that would be illegal for the Treasury Department to issue under current law,” the senators wrote. “You also released plans for multiple coins featuring President Trump’s likeness for the semiquincentennial.
The letter was led by Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Chris Van Hollen, D-Md. Shaheen has been introducing legislation since 2015 to put Tubman on the $20 bill, while Van Hollen represents Tubman’s home state. The abolitionist was born into slavery in Dorchester County, Maryland, and led dozens of enslaved people to freedom via the Underground Railroad. Joining Shaheen and Van Hollen on the letter were Sens. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del.; Maggie Hassan, D-N.H.; Jacky Rosen, D-Nev.; Adam Schiff, D-Calif.; Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md.; Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.; Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii; and Ron Wyden, D-Ore.
President Barack Obama’s treasury secretary, Jack Lew, announced the planned redesign of the $20 bill in 2016 to honor Tubman.
