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Congresswoman Adams Statement on Treasury Decision to Feature Harriet Tubman on $20 Bill

April 20, 2016

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Alma S. Adams (NC-12) today released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Treasury announced Harriet Tubman will be featured on the $20 dollar bill and other U.S. currency will feature depictions of civil rights leaders and women’s suffrage movement leaders:

“I’m glad Treasury listened to my call, and the calls of many other Members of Congress and the American people, in keeping Alexander Hamilton on the $10 and putting a woman on the $20. Harriet Tubman, a woman who through sheer perseverance and fearlessness, led hundreds out of captivity – deserves this great merit. This decision is a major milestone to recognize the contributions women have made to this nation. The other changes to honor leaders of the women’s suffrage movement, such as Susan B. Anthony; and the civil rights era, such as Martin Luther King, Jr., are a testament to their shared significance in moving our nation forward.”

Congresswoman Adams sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Jack Lew in July urging him to keep Alexander Hamilton on the $10 dollar bill and put a woman on the $20 dollar bill. Congresswoman Adams is also a cosponsor of H.R.2147, the Woman on the Twenty Act.

Full text of the letter to Secretary Lew is attached.