Rep. Steve King (R-IA) wants to prohibit the Treasury from redesigning any currency to showcase Harriet Tubman, “but the Rules Committee denied floor consideration of the proposal Tuesday night,” Politico reports.

The conservative lawmaker said it is “racist” and “sexist” to say a woman or person of color should be added to currency.

Said King: “Here’s what’s really happening: This is liberal activism on the part of the president that’s trying to identify people by categories, and he’s divided us on the lines of groups… This is a divisive proposal on the part of the president, and mine’s unifying. It says just don’t change anything.”