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House GOP dodges vote to block Harriet Tubman from $20 bill
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| Last Edited | RP Jun 22, 2016 08:52am |
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| Category | Proposed Legislation |
| Author | Matthew Nussbaum |
| News Date | Wednesday, June 22, 2016 01:15:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) had filed an amendment to a bill funding the Treasury Department to prohibit the department from redesigning any currency to showcase the abolitionist icon, but the Rules Committee denied floor consideration of the proposal Tuesday night.
The conservative gadfly said it is "racist" and "sexist" to say a woman or person of color should be added to currency. "Here's what's really happening: This is liberal activism on the part of the president that's trying to identify people by categories, and he's divided us on the lines of groups. ... This is a divisive proposal on the part of the president, and mine's unifying. It says just don't change anything." |
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