President-elect Donald Trump's pick for U.S. Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, told U.S. senators on Thursday he is interested in potentially enacting tariffs on carbon emissions.
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The Senate Finance Committee holds a confirmation hearing for Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for the U.S. Treasury Secretary. The Senate Finance Committee holds a confirmation hearing for Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for the U.S. Treasury Secretary.
Sen. Bernie Sanders questioned treasury secretary nominee Scott Bessent if the United States is an oligarchy, citing the wealth concentrated among three prominent billionaires: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg.
Scott Bessent, Donald Trump’s nominee for treasury secretary, made it clear during his confirmation hearing Thursday that he’s only interested in protecting the interests of the rich and powerful. The hedge fund manager with a net worth of at least $500 million repeatedly spiked down questions about whether he would support working-class priorities.
Trump's promised tax cuts, and their potential consequences for the U.S. economy, took center stage at Bessent's confirmation hearing.
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Scott Bessent, a South Carolina billionaire hedge fund manager, wasted no time getting to the crux of his confirmation hearing: the expiring Trump tax cuts. “This is the single most important economic issue of the day,” Bessent told the committee.
The fund manager will face senators at a confirmation hearing on Thursday
Donald Trump's nominee for Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, says he will "get back to" Senator Ben Ray Luján when asked at his Senate confirmation hearing if he would suggest cuts to Medicaid. Vile. pic.twitter.com/EM6Nx5L0XD
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