Bessent confirmed as Treasury secretary Former hedge fund guru to oversee Trump's tax cuts, deregulation and trade changes
The U.S. Senate confirmed Scott Bessent as the next secretary of the Treasury, becoming the chief economic spokesman for President Donald Trump and his sweeping agenda of tax cuts, deregulation and trade rebalancing.
Taxes and tariffs took center stage Thursday at the Senate Finance Committee’s confirmation hearing for President-elect Donald Trump’s intended Treasury secretary nominee, Scott Bessent.
Bessent said passing a new tax bill is a huge economic concern for the country, including for working- and middle-class families. “This is pass-fail,” Bessent told the committee, highlighting ...
"If confirmed, I will come back to you with a plan for upping collections," Bessent replied. That prompted Wyden to follow up by asking, "On wealthy tax cheats?" "You seem to believe that the ...
Scott Bessent, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's choice to head the Treasury Department, on Thursday said that extending ...
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The U.S. Senate confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent on Monday to serve as President Donald Trump’s Treasury ...
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