4 days ago · The Senate voted 68 to 29 to confirm Scott Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund manager, as the next Treasury secretary. ... Michael Bennet. Colorado . No N. Richard Blumenthal. Connecticut . No N ...

3 days ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Senate confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent on Monday to serve as President Donald Trump’s treasury secretary, giving him the delicate balancing act of cutting taxes and curbing deficits while putting forward a plan on tariffs that doesn’t jeopardize growth.. He cleared the Senate roll call with bipartisan support, in …

5 days ago · The Senate on Saturday voted to advance Scott Bessent’s nomination to become the next secretary of the Treasury, putting him in line to be confirmed on Monday. Senators voted 67-23 to tee up ...

Jan 16, 2025 · Scott Bessent, Donald Trump ’s choice to be Treasury secretary, told senators on Thursday he wants to be the steward of the new administration’s economic agenda that will “unleash a new economic...

Jan 16, 2025 · WASHINGTON–Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent started his confirmation hearing testimony Thursday by recounting growing up with financial hardships in Little River, South Carolina. “My life has been an only-in-America story that I am determined to preserve for future generations,” he said.

Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo.,speaks at the Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing for Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to be Secretary of the Treasury, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Jan 16, 2025 · WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Treasury nominee Scott Bessent on Thursday faced sharp questions from both Democrats and Republicans on tax policy, tariffs, China, Russia sanctions and the future of an IRS tax filing system that Republicans have called to be cut.

Jan 16, 2025 · U.S. Treasury nominee Scott Bessent on Thursday faced sharp questions from Democrats on tax policy, tariffs, China, Russia sanctions and the future of an IRS tax filing system that Republicans...

Jan 16, 2025 · Treasury Secretary hopeful Scott Bessent said that he fully supports the political independence of the Federal Reserve, but couched his answer as limited to monetary policy, omitting the central bank's bank regulatory function.

Jan 15, 2025 · WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, said on Thursday that the dollar should remain the world's reserve currency, the Federal Reserve...