Democrats: Bessent avoided Medicare tax on hedge fund earnings
Senate Democrats are gearing up for a fight against Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary ...
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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.’ ...
Trump’s Billionaire Treasury Pick Stresses Importance of Tax Cuts for Billionaires
Scott Bessent, Donald Trump's pick for Treasury Secretary, stressed the importance of tax cuts for the wealthy during his ...
Senate panel advances Bessent nomination
The Senate Finance Committee voted 16-11 to advance Bessent’s nomination, clearing the way for a Senate floor vote in the coming days. Two Democrats — Sens. Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Maggie Hassan ...
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Scott Bessent wins Senate confirmation as Treasury secretary
The U.S. Senate today confirmed Scott Bessent to be President Donald Trump’s Treasury secretary, giving the billionaire hedge fund manager a central role in shaping the new administration’s policy ...