'Secretary Mnuchin has allowed Trump's racism and misogyny to prevent him from carrying out the will of the people,' she said.
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, who is leading the charge to investigate the postponement of the redesign of the $20 bill that was to feature the likeness of famed abolitionist Harriet Tubman, blasted the Treasury Department this weekend after a new report revealed the redesign plans were much farther along than was previously known.
Pressley responded earlier this month to Mnuchin's testimony in a letter to his office demanding an explanation as to the timeline for the Treasury Department's decision. The original plans were put in place by President Barack Obama's Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, who in 2015 embarked on a nationwide campaign to gather input about a potential redesign of several U.S. bank notes.
"Yes," the secretary responded when asked if, in American politics and imagery, he thought representation was important. But he declined to link that brief indication of support to a commitment ensuring U.S. currency would contribute to this representation.
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