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May 23, 2019

Treasury Secretary Mnuchin Will Delay Harriet Tubman $20 Bill Until At Least 2026
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And Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Wednesday that plans to
replace Andrew Jackson's portrait on the $20 bill with abolitionist
leader Harriet Tubman are on hold until at least 2026. Tubman would be
the first woman in over a century-and the first African American-to
appear on a U.S. banknote. This is Massachusetts Democrat and freshman
Congressmember Ayanna Pressley questioning Mnuchin on Wednesday.

Rep. Ayanna Pressley: "The American people understood the importance of
representation on the banknotes of the world's most powerful economy. …
Do you support Harriet Tubman being on the $20 bill?"

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin: "I've made no decision as it relates
to that, and that decision won't be made, in, as I said"-

Rep. Ayanna Pressley: "But there was a community process."

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin: -"until most likely 2026."

Rep. Ayanna Pressley: "There was a national-there was a community
process."

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin: "Again, it's a decision of the
secretary of the Treasury. Right now my decision is focused on security
features."

President Trump has cited Andrew Jackson as his favorite U.S. president.
Jackson was a slaveholder who in 1830 signed the Indian Removal Act,
which forced 16,000 Native Americans from their lands in what became
known as the Trail of Tears.


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