Trump administration puts plan for Harriet Tubman $20 bill on ice
Treasury Department is no longer planning to put anti-slavery crusader Harriet Tubman on a $20 bill; Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has told Spectrum News.
Bessent's predecessor, former Biden administration Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, revived the Tubman $20 bill project but estimated that the new currency would not be ready until 2030, citing the need for sophisticated anti-counterfeiting measures.
When asked why the Treasury Department is not moving forward with a $20 note with Tubman's image while making preparations for a $250 bill with Trump's portrait, Bessent told Spectrum News:"The 250 requires an act of Congress, because you can't have a living person (on U.
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