NJ Congressman: Put Woman On $20 Bill, Not $10; “Andrew Jackson Was a Slaveowner”

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A close-up of the front of the US 10-dolOne New Jersey Congressman is urging the Treasury Department to keep Alexander Hamilton on the $10 bill and instead, having a woman grace the $20 bill.

As WCBS 880’s Jim Smith reported, Rep. Bill Pascrell says he’s all for a woman on a bill, but that Alexander Hamilton should keep his place on the $10.

“I think he’s been underrated — to use a term that we use in sports — and a lot of folks have been overrated,” the lawmaker said. “And I think he’s had a lot to do with the growth of this country.”

Pascrell said if anyone gets short-changed it should be Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill.

“Jackson was a slave owner. He was responsible for the Trail of Tears, which forced native American tribes to migrate westward,” he said.

Pascrell also added that the $20 bill has a wider circulation to properly honor the chosen woman.

CBS LOCAL NY

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