Lankford aims to replace Jackson on $20 bill

BY STAFF REPORTS



Sen. James Lankford on Jan. 21 introduced a Senate resolution to support the removal of Andrew Jackson from the $20 bill. This resolution calls on the Obama administration to instead use the $20 bill and remove Jackson because of his inhumane Indian policies. COURTESY

WASHINGTON – Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., on Jan. 21 introduced a Senate resolution to support the removal of Andrew Jackson from the $20 bill.As president, Jackson’s Indian removal policies led to the forced relocation of millions, and the death of thousands, of American Indians. In June, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew announced that a significant woman from American history would be placed on the $10 bill. This denomination was selected because it is currently next on the Treasury’s list of paper currency to be redesigned. This resolution calls on the Obama administration to instead use the $20 bill and remove Jackson because of his inhumane Indian policies.“The Administration has already announced they will place a woman on the $10 bill in 2020,” Lankford said. “I support recognition of a historic American woman on the $20 dollar bill and the removal of Andrew Jackson, since he began the Indian removal policies that forced thousands of American Indians off their ancestral homelands.”The Treasury Department is seeking public input on which woman should be added to US currency.Lankford serves as a member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.