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Harriett Tubman $20 bill back on under Biden Administration

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The U.S. Treasury Department is taking steps to resume efforts to put escaped slave and abolitionist Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill, White House and Treasury officials said on Monday, reports Reuters. Officials, supported by the Biden administration, are saying the move would reflect U.S. history and diversity.

The redesigned bill was initially to be unveiled in 2020, but those efforts were delayed by the Treasury after former President Donald Trump called them an example of “pure political correctness.”

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said the Treasury was revisiting the effort, which was first announced in 2016 under former President Barack Obama, but floundered under Trump.

“It’s important that our notes are… reflective of the history and diversity of our country and Harriet Tubman’s image gracing the new $20 note would certainly reflect that,” Psaki said. “So we are exploring ways to speed up that effort.”

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