Posted on 04/18/2015 9:20:30 AM PDT by shove_it
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The first woman to serve as both governor and U.S. senator is backing a campaign to put a female face on the $20 bill.
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen filed legislation this week that would create a citizens panel to recommend an appropriate choice to the treasury secretary. She is hoping to build on the work of Women on 20s, a national campaign pushing for new $20 bills by 2020, the 100th anniversary of the constitutional amendment guaranteeing women the right to vote.
"I think there are a lot of opportunities that we sometimes don't think about to point out the significant contributions women have made in U.S. history," Shaheen said. "And this is one of those opportunities."
The current portrait of former President Andrew Jackson has stared out from the face of the $20 since 1928. But paper currency is redesigned every seven to 10 years to thwart counterfeiters, and the latest $20 notes entered circulation in 2003. Changes can be ordered by the treasury secretary or president without an act of Congress, and Shaheen's bill wouldn't compel either to do so. Still, she and campaign supporters hope it will boost public support for redesigning the currency and spur broader conversation about the achievements of American women...
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If you’re going to put a woman on the $20 bill make her a lesbian like Ellen DeGeneres so you can make the gays happy to.
How about Reagan on a bill before a woman is put there?
Are there any good pictures of MRS Andrew Jackson ?
2nd that, Of course we need to have a ‘broader conversation’ on this and every other heartstring matter a dimwitocrat can think Of.
Forget about national security, open borders, infectous diseases, national debt....
YEA Senator, let’s have a conversation about putting women on our worthless fiat currency.
I’m laughing at the superior intellect, again
One of the four finalists is Wilma Mankiller. Yes, MAN KILLER! The other finalists are Eleanor Roosevelt, Harriet Tubman, and Rosa Parks.
Xaviera Hollander on the $2 bill!
Bruce Jenner
What? Why?
Why not put them on the face of a 2 bit coin.
No. It should be my wife, Morgan Fairchild...
I'm all for it......I'll throw a $20 on the mattress tonight and see if it works......
Ma Barker!
Shaheen considering herself no doubt.
Ha, she may be your wife but she longs for me.
I’ve seen considerable on this.
Why the $20, as opposed to some other denomination?
Betsy Ross -- a reminder to flag-burning anti-American a-holes.
Molly Pitcher.
With her cannon.
[snip] Changes can be ordered by the treasury secretary or president without an act of Congress, and Shaheen's bill wouldn't compel either to do so. [/snip]
She’s still broken up about the way you treated her too.
Yer the one that got away.
But, she lost your number.
Because it worked so well with the Susan B Anthony, and the Sagoweah (sp?) dollars. Putting it out based only on gender equality is disgraceful.
PC animus to Andrew Jackson for his treatment of Indians.
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