CONGRESSMAN CHRIS VAN HOLLEN
Maryland’s 8th District
For Immediate Release
February 1, 2016
Van Hollen Calls on Treasury Department to Put Harriet Tubman on New $10 Bill
Tubman was native of Dorchester County, Maryland
Washington, DC – Today Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen called on Treasury Secretary Jack Lew to place Harriet Tubman’s portrait on the next $10 bill. Treasury has announced plans to redesign the bill, and for the new bill to feature a woman’s portrait.
Harriet Tubman “was a prominent abolitionist who helped free hundreds of slaves through her courageous leadership,” Congressman Van Hollen wrote in a letter to Secretary Lew. “She was vocal about women’s suffrage and an early advocate of equal rights. I believe her unwavering quest for universal freedom and equality has earned her national recognition for her role in the history of the United States and urge that her portrait be placed on the new $10 bill.”
The full text of Congressman Van Hollen’s letter to Secretary Lew is below:
Dear Secretary Lew:
I am writing to recommend that the next portrait on the $10 bill be that of a Maryland icon and national hero, Ms. Harriet Tubman. Ms. Tubman was born in Dorchester County, Maryland and lived there for 27 years.
She was a prominent abolitionist who helped free hundreds of slaves through her courageous leadership. She was vocal about women’s suffrage and an early advocate of equal rights. I believe her unwavering quest for universal freedom and equality has earned her national recognition for her role in the history of the United States and urge that her portrait be placed on the new $10 bill.
Please see the attached request from the Dorchester County Council which I wholeheartedly support.
Sincerely,
Chris Van Hollen
Member of Congress
