Treasury Department watchdog investigating Harriet Tubman $20 bill delay

Steven Mnuchin.
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As part of an audit, the Treasury Department's Office of the Inspector General will investigate the delayed release of a redesigned $20 bill featuring abolitionist Harriet Tubman.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) asked the Treasury's internal watchdog to look into the matter and examine whether there was "any involvement by the White House." In a statement released Monday, Schumer said there are "no women, there are no people of color on our paper currency today, even though they make up a significant majority of our population. ... The $20 note was a long overdue way to recognize that disparity, and rectify it."

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Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.