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Scott Bessent, Russia and Donald Trump

CBS News on MSN · 19h

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 policy, tariffs, China, Russia sanctions and the IRS.

U.S. News & World Report on M… · 21h

Treasury Nominee Scott Bessent Calls for a ‘New Economic Golden Age’ Under Trump

Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be Secretary of the Treasury, appears before the Senate Finance Committee for his confirmation hearing, at the Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Washington.

RealClearPolitics · 20h

Trump Treasury Nominee Scott Bessent: More Sanctions Could Bring Russia "To The Table" On Ukraine

Scott Bessent, Donald Trump's nominee for Treasury Secretary, said during a confirmation hearing Thursday that he is "perplexed" that the Biden administration did not impose more sanctions and tariffs on Russia's economy.

minimum wage, Bessent

NBC News · 20h

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.

MarketWatch · 1d

Bessent says he doesn't support hike in federal minimum wage

Bessent said Thursday that he doesn't support an increase in the federal minimum wage, now set at $7.25 per hour. "I believe that the minimum wage is more of a statewide and regional issue," Bessent said,

The Hill on MSN · 18h

Trump Treasury secretary nominee won’t support raising minimum wage

Scott Bessent, President-elect Trump’s Treasury secretary nominee, said Thursday that he would not support raising the minimum wage. Bessent, if confirmed, would not have the authority to raise wages,

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Bessent Clears Senate Grilling, Paving Way for His Confirmation

Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent is on track to be confirmed following a confirmation hearing Thursday lacking the ...

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Trump’s Treasury pick Bessent says US must keep oversight of Treasuries

The United States should keep oversight of potential problems in the U.S. bond market, President-elect Donald Trump's ...

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Bessent: China Will Cut Prices In Response To Tariffs So They Can Continue To "Export Their Way Out Of Economic Malaise"

Scott Bessent told Sen. Ron Wyden, during his confirmation hearing to serve as Donald Trump's Treasury Secretary, he believes ...

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Trump nominees Burgum, Bessent, Zeldin face confirmation hearings as witnesses support Bondi

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Justice and Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent will ...

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AMERICAS Waller and Bessent help peg back Treasury yields

Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions ...

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Bessent's criticism of Inflation Reduction Act underscores how Democratic law faces trouble this year

Democratic Sen. Wyden pushed Bessent on Republican efforts to scrap at least parts of Democrats' Inflation Reduction Act of ...

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Confirmation hearings day 3 highlights: Doug Burgum, Scott Bessent and other Cabinet picks face Senate questions

In a new memo obtained by NBC News, Senate Finance Democratic tax staff found that Scott Bessent avoided over $950,000 of ...

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