Scott Bessent, Trump

Panel approves Scott Bessent for treasury secretary, setting up Senate vote
The Senate Finance Committee voted to approve President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Treasury Department, hedge fund manager Scott Bessent. He will now move to a final confirmation vote in the Senate.
Treasury Secretary Pick Scott Bessent Says Trump Could Bring ‘New Economic Golden Age’
The fund manager will face senators at a confirmation hearing on Thursday
Trump Era Will Usher 'Economic Golden Age,' Treasury Pick Scott Bessent
Nominee for U.S. Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, is expected to declare during his confirmation that Trump will usher in "a new economic golden age."
Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent says Trump tax cuts should not expire
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.
Instant Reaction: Scott Bessent Treasury Confirmation Hearing
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Bessent Nomination to US Treasury Clears Senate Finance Committee
The U.S. Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday voted to send the nomination of billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent as President Donald Trump's Treasury secretary on to the full Senate for approval.
Senate panel advances Bessent nomination
Scott Bessent, President Donald Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary, won bipartisan support Tuesday as his nomination cleared a Senate committee. The Senate Finance Committee voted 16-11 to advance Bessent’s nomination,
Senate Finance advances Scott Bessent's Treasury nomination
The hedge fund manager and Trump advisor also lent support to the idea of reconsidering deposit insurance limits for some kinds of accounts, such as those used for payrolls.
Senate committee advances Bessent nomination
Scott Bessent speaks during his confirmation hearing to be Treasury secretary in front of the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday. Angelina Katsanis/POLITICO Scott Bessent, President Donald Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary,
Scott Bessent is the right leader to revive America’s economy
The stakes have never been higher, but with Bessent at the helm of the Trump economic team, a brighter future is within reach ...
Scott Bessent’s funny math would make his GOP predecessors blush
Ronald Reagan had his “ Miss Rosy Scenario ” and “ magic asterisks ” to make his deficit numbers seem better than they ...
Scott Bessent to face questions about tariffs and Trumponomics 2.0 in Senate grilling
Scott Bessent’s Thursday sitdown with the Senate is set to be far from the spotlight during this week of dramatic ...
Investors rejoice at Scott Bessent confirmation testimony
Scott Bessent's wise comments on tariffs, taxes, spending, and debt calmed investors and sent markets soaring.
Treasury nominee calls for stronger Russia sanctions and Fed independence at confirmation panel
U.S. Treasury nominee Scott Bessent plans to say at his confirmation hearing that President-elect Donald Trump has an ...
Morning Report — Treasury choice touts Trumponomics
Treasury nominee Bessent a shoo-in Trump’s foreign policy steps into unstable world Gaza truce back on track Inauguration Day ...
Bessent: Carbon Tariffs Could Be Part of an Overall Tariff Program
Scott Bessent, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of treasury, looks on as he sits near his son Cole ...
CBO projects US debt to grow $23.9 trillion in 10 years, not including costs of extending tax cuts
The national debt is slated to rise by $23.9 trillion over the next decade, a sum that does not include trillions of dollars ...