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Scott Bessent Treasury Secretary confirmation hearing

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

Scott Bessent defended tariffs and argued for tax-cut extensions during his confirmation hearing as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary in the Senate Finance Committee.No Democrats committed to support him on Thursday,

UPI News on MSN · 19h

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 · 22h

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.

minimum wage, Scott Bessent

NBC News · 23h

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.

Newsweek on MSN · 6h

Treasury Secretary Nominee Doesn't Believe Federal Minimum Wage Should Be Raised

Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. Treasury secretary, was asked by Sen. Bernie Sanders if he would work with Congress to raise minimum wage. Scott Bessent said that minimum wage is a statewide and regional issue.

The Recount (Video) on MSN · 1d

“More of a statewide and regional issue”: Scott Bessent tells Sen. Sanders he’s against raising federal minimum wage.

Shamefully, the federal minimum wage, despite the efforts of myself and other people here, have not been raised since 2009 and remains an unbelievable $7.25 an hour. Will you work with those of us who want to raise the federal minimum wage to a living wage to take millions of Americans out of poverty?

Scott Bessent, Russia and Board

Washington Examiner on MSN · 1d

Scott Bessent ‘100% on board’ with tougher Russia sanctions

Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent said he would support hiking sanctions against Russia if President-elect Donald Trump directs him to do so and accused President Joe Biden of playing politics on sanction policy.

CNBC on MSN · 1d

Scott Bessent: Sanctions against Russia were not enough

Trump Treasury Secretary pick Scott Bessent testifies during his Senate confirmation hearing. Trump planning to issue crypto currency executive orders on Day One I'm a mom of 5 and became a millionaire at 39.

Barron's · 1d

Bessent Says '100% On Board' With Stronger Russia Sanctions

Donald Trump's Treasury secretary nominee Scott Bessent said Thursday he would support tightening sanctions on Russia if the incoming president saw it as a way toward ending the war in Ukraine.

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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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What’s in Trump’s Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s Playbook?

Bessent, 62, will replace Janet Yellen as the Treasury secretary, pending a Senate confirmation. Unlike Yellen, who rose to prominence through prestigious academic halls and public service roles ...

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What Scott Bessent's Treasury Secretary Nomination Means for Investors

The stock market is comfortably higher to start the short trading week after President-elect Donald Trump late Friday nominated Scott Bessent to serve as the 79th Treasury secretary of the ...

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How Scott Bessent Won Over MAGA and Wall Street

The Treasury secretary nominee cultivated allies in Trump’s orbit who have come to see him as a brainy avatar of their vision ...

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Treasury secretary nominee warns increased government spending and no extension of Trump tax cuts will lead to ‘economic crisis’

Fox News senior national correspondent Rich Edson has the latest on the Senate confirmation hearings for President-elect ...

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