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Families Are Receiving A Child Tax Credit. Janet Yellen Says It Should Be Permanent

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, pictured on Capitol Hill last month, called for a permanent expansion of the child tax credit during an interview with NPR on Thursday. Greg Nash/Pool photo/Getty Images hide caption

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Families Are Receiving A Child Tax Credit. Janet Yellen Says It Should Be Permanent

In an interview with NPR, the Treasury secretary calls to permanently expand the child tax credit being paid out to American families starting this week.

Families Are Receiving A Child Tax Credit. Janet Yellen Says It Should Be Permanent

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Biden Administration Will 'Speed Up' Efforts To Put Harriet Tubman On $20 Bill

Supporters rally outside the U.S. Treasury Department in 2019 to demand that American abolitionist Harriet Tubman's image be put on the $20 bill. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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President Biden Takes Office

Biden Administration Will 'Speed Up' Efforts To Put Harriet Tubman On $20 Bill

Press secretary Jen Psaki said it's important that "our money ... reflect the history and diversity of our country." The effort to redesign the $20 bill foundered during the Trump administration.

The Story Of Money: How Human Behavior Shapes Economies — And Vice Versa

What if our economy is built not on traditional theories of rational behavior, but on narratives and psychology? sesame/Getty Images hide caption

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Hidden Brain

The Story Of Money: How Human Behavior Shapes Economies — And Vice Versa

What's the point of money? The answer might seem obvious: we need it to get paid for our work, and to buy the things we need. But there's also a deeper way to look at the role of money in our lives.

The Story Of Money: How Human Behavior Shapes Economies — And Vice Versa

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Treasury Department Launches Investigation Into Delays Behind Harriet Tubman $20 Bill

The Department of Treasury announced it would be issuing a new $20 bill featuring Harriet Tubman, but last month Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that won't happen until 2028. Now, the acting inspector general says he's launching an investigation into the cause of the delay. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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National

Treasury Department Launches Investigation Into Delays Behind Harriet Tubman $20 Bill

Prompted by a request by Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., the department's acting inspector general said he will look into what led to a postponement of the abolitionist's appearance on the note.

'Nurse, Spy, Cook:' How Harriet Tubman Found Freedom Through Food

Harriet Tubman, pictured between 1860 and 1875. The woman who will soon become the first African-American to grace an American currency note self-funded many of her heroic raids to save slaves by cooking. H.B. Lindsley/Library of Congress via AP hide caption

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The Salt

'Nurse, Spy, Cook:' How Harriet Tubman Found Freedom Through Food

Tubman's role as a professional cook has often been overlooked. She self-funded many of her heroic raids to rescue slaves through an activity she enjoyed and excelled at: cooking.

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