Newsletter: April 20th

Statement

Dear Friend,

Paper currency is an important part of our daily lives and reflects our values, traditions and history as Americans. A recent grassroots campaign engaging hundreds of thousands of Americans has called attention to a big omission on our currency: An American woman. That's why last week, I introduced legislation to put a woman on the twenty dollar bill so that our paper money finally reflects the significant contributions of women to our country.

Here's how my legislation would work: It would set up a panel of citizens to come up with a recommendation for a woman to be on the twenty. The portrait of the woman chosen would be included in the next redesign of the bill, which typically happens every seven to ten years. This process would be similar to the one used to change the portraits on our currency nearly 100 years ago.

My legislation follows a tremendous grassroots campaign called Women on 20s (or "W20"). W20 has gathered hundreds of thousands of online votes in support of getting a woman on the twenty. I'm honored to join them in pursuit of this effort.

I encourage you to go to the W20 website and vote for who you think should be the new face of the twenty: http://www.womenon20s.org/vote2

Sincerely,

Jeanne Shaheen

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