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Scott Bessent Treasury Secretary confirmation hearing

Scott Bessent to face tough confirmation hearing for Treasury secretary role

Hedge fund executive Scott Bessent will face a Senate confirmation hearing for Treasury secretary on Thursday, which could make him the first openly gay Cabinet member of a Republican administration.

Boise State Public Radio · 19h

Trump's pick for Treasury Secretary is Scott Bessent. Here's what to know

Trump's promised tax cuts, and their potential consequences for the U.S. economy, took center stage at Bessent's confirmation hearing.

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 21h

Treasury Secretary Pick Scott Bessent Says Trump Could Bring ‘New Economic Golden Age’

WASHINGTON—Tariffs, tax policy and budget deficits look likely to dominate Thursday’s confirmation hearing for Scott Bessent, the fund manager picked by President-elect Donald Trump to run the Treasury Department.

Bessent, federal minimum wage

NBC News · 20h

Scott Bessent believes federal minimum wage should not be increased

Scott Bessent, President-elect Trump's pick to serve as treasury secretary, told Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., that the minimum wage is "more of a statewide" issue and that he believes there should not be an increase to the federal minimum wage.

MarketWatch · 1d

Bessent says he doesn't support hike in federal minimum wage

Bessent said Thursday that he doesn't support an increase in the federal minimum wage, now set at $7.25 per hour. "I believe that the minimum wage is more of a statewide and regional issue," Bessent said,

Daily Mail on MSN · 18h

Bessent does NOT think the federal minimum wage should be raised

During a questioning with Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, Trump's pick for Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, revealed that he does not think the federal minimum wage should be raised and that it is,

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Trump treasury pick Scott Bessent calls for stronger Russia sanctions, Fed independence at confirmation panel

Scott Bessent, tapped by Donald Trump to be treasury secretary, faced sharp questions from Democrats and Republicans on tax ...

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Trump Treasury Nominee Scott Bessent: More Sanctions Could Bring Russia "To The Table" On Ukraine

Scott Bessent, Donald Trump's nominee for Treasury Secretary, said during a confirmation hearing Thursday that he is ...

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Confirmation hearings day 3 highlights: Doug Burgum, Scott Bessent and other Cabinet picks face Senate questions

Latest news and live updates as the Trump administration prepares for office next week. Follow live as Senate confirmation hearings continue for attorney general pick Pam Bondi.

Trump’s Treasury Pick Defends Plans to Cut Taxes and Raise Tariffs

Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice to be Treasury secretary, will be in charge of steering the president’s economic agenda if confirmed by the Senate.

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Scott Bessent: China Builds 100 Coal Plants Per Year, "That Is Not A Clean Energy Race, That Is An Energy Race"

Donald Trump's nominee for Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Sen. Ron Wyden why it is goofy to claim the U.S. is in an "arms race with China for clean energy." SCOTT BESSENT: Senator Wyden, just ...

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Trump's US Treasury pick says question of debt limit repeal is 'nuanced'

Scott Bessent, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's choice to head the Treasury Department, on Thursday said the question of ...

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