Democratic Ohio Rep. Joyce Beatty derailed a Wednesday hearing for over two minutes after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told her his staff would follow up on her query about the “status” of putting abolitionist Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill.
Former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew announced in 2016 that Tubman would replace President Andrew Jackson on the $20 note. Beatty’s time expired shortly after her question about Tubman during the House Financial Services Committee hearing, but she refused to let the chairman proceed.
“Can you tell me what’s the current status of this project?” Beatty asked.
“No ma’am, I can’t, but my staff will get back to you,” Bessent replied.
However, Beatty did not accept the Treasury secretary’s response.
“No, I want you to get back to me because, see, there seems to be an issue when it comes to things that affect people of color or people who live in poverty, whether it is what you’re doing with social security, what you are doing with restricting funds—” she said as the chairman’s gavel could be heard repeatedly rapping, with chairman Republican Wisconsin Rep. Bryan Steil eventually telling her that her time had expired.
Beatty continued to disrupt proceedings as Steil repeatedly told her to yield.
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