FROM THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS

September 24, 2004
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Treasury Deputy Secretary to Meet with Local Business Leaders and Debut New Currency in West Virginia

Treasury Deputy Secretary Samuel W. Bodman will be in Wheeling, West Virginia next week to meet with local business leaders and discuss the President's efforts to strengthen the economy and create jobs. Also, as a part of the Department's launch of the newly redesigned $50 bill, the Deputy Secretary will be making one of the first transactions in the U.S. with the new bill in Wheeling on Tuesday. (Additional background on the release of the new $50 can be found at http://www.moneyfactory.com/newmoney/.)

The following events are open to the media:

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28

11 a.m.  EDT
Debut of the New $50 Bill
Valley Cheese
Center Market House
2200 Market Street
Wheeling, West Virginia

12 p.m. EDT
Remarks before Wheeling Rotary Club Lunch
Fort Henry Club
14th & Chapline Streets
Wheeling, West Virginia

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