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Scott Bessent Treasury Confirmation Hearing

Treasury Nominee Scott Bessent Calls for a ‘New Economic Golden Age’ Under Trump

Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be Secretary of the Treasury, appears before the Senate Finance Committee for his confirmation hearing, at the Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Washington.

UPI News on MSN · 15h

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.

FOX News on MSN · 23h

Treasury secretary nominee Scott Bessent to make call to action during hearing: 'Generational opportunity'

Scott Bessent, President-elect Trump's pick for treasury secretary, will appear for a Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing on Thursday, where he will discuss the incoming president's economic vision.

Bessent, federal minimum wage

NBC News · 19h

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 · 17h

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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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.

New York Sun18h

Democrats Parrot Biden’s ‘O-Word’ in Effort To Paint Treasury Nominee Scott Bessent as a Faux Populist

Mr. Bessent called the extension of the 2017 Trump tax cuts ‘the single most important economic issue of the day.’ ...

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“If Trump asks, we'll step up sanctions against Putin”

At his confirmation hearing before the Senate on Thursday, incoming US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he stood ready ...

Trump’s Treasury pick rejects minimum wage hike, champions tax breaks

Scott Bessent summarized the incoming administration's perspective perfectly: Yes to tax breaks for the wealthy, no to ...

The ‘Trump bump’ has survived tariff announcements—but will it survive the good, the bad, and the unknown in his cabinet?

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