Biden Looks to Speed Up Putting Harriet Tubman on $20 Bill
- Trump administration had slowed Obama-era plans on currency
- Tubman was a former slave who helped others to freedom
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The U.S. Treasury Department will resume Obama-era plans to put abolitionist Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill and President Joe Biden wants to accelerate the process, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said.
U.S. money should “reflect the history and diversity of our country and Harriet Tubman’s image gracing the new $20 note would certainly reflect that,” she said at a briefing for reporters. “We’re exploring ways to speed up that effort.”