Biden Administration Revives Efforts to Put Harriet Tubman on the $20 Bill

Biden Administration Revives Efforts to Put Harriet Tubman on the $20 Bill

Biden Administrationbr Revives Efforts to Putbr Harriet Tubmanbr on the $20 Bill.br Joe Biden’s Treasury Department has revived efforts tobr make Harriet Tubman the face of the new $20 bill. .br White House press secretarybr Jen Psaki confirmed the news,br saying they were currently “exploringbr ways to speed up that effort.” .br It’s important that our [money] reflect thebr history and diversity of our country andbr Harriet Tubman’s image gracing the newbr $20 note would certainly reflect that, Jen Psaki, via Complex.br In addition to swapping Andrew Jackson’s image for Tubman’s,br production of new notes will involve anti-counterfeitingbr technology and other security measures.br This will require a new high-speedbr printing facility, which will be ready by 2025.br The Tubman initiative was initially launchedbr during Barack Obama’s administration, following abr 10-month review that included public input. .br The new note was slated to be revealed inbr August 2020, commemorating the 100th anniversarybr of the 19th Amendment. .br However, the initiative was suspendedbr until 2028 during Donald Trump’s time inbr office due to technical issues.


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