June 27, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 109 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

[Pages H5205-H5206]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            IT IS TIME TO PUT HARRIET TUBMAN ON THE $20 BILL

  (Mr. BROWN of Maryland asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BROWN of Maryland. Madam Speaker, it is time to put Harriet 
Tubman on the $20 bill.
  The Treasury has had this design in the works for years, and now, all 
of a sudden, it is backpedaling. It takes 10 years, they say, to 
complete this work.
  During a 10-year period, Harriet Tubman made 19 round trips on the 
underground railroad to lead over 300 slaves to freedom; and, in less 
time, Treasury can't put this American hero on a piece of paper.
  How long must it take to reflect our Nation's rich diversity on our 
currency?

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  How long must it take to recognize an icon of freedom and courage?
  How long must it take to rightfully acknowledge the work of a woman 
who helped countless enslaved Americans of African descent?
  How long must it take when the American people overwhelmingly 
selected her as the face of the new $20 bill?
  Harriet Tubman embodies the American spirit of strength and hope.
  It is time to put a woman on the $20 bill. In this year, the 100th 
anniversary of women's suffrage, we want to guarantee that Treasury 
will follow through on this promise and this commitment.

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