Jan 16, 2025 · Taxes and tariffs took center stage Thursday at the Senate Finance Committee’s confirmation hearing for President-elect Donald Trump’s intended Treasury secretary …

Jan 16, 2025 · If confirmed, Bessent will be responsible for implementing Trump's proposed economic policies, including tax cuts and sweeping tariffs. Here's what happened at the hearing

Jan 17, 2025 · Bessent defended the expiring tax cuts in his opening remarks, saying the country was “barreling toward an economic crisis” if the tax breaks expire at the end of the year.

Jan 16, 2025 · Scott Bessent, Donald Trump's pick for Treasury Secretary, stressed the importance of tax cuts for the wealthy during his confirmation hearing.

Nov 24, 2024 · (Reuters) -President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, will prioritize delivering on election tax cut pledges, he told the Wall Street …

Nov 25, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, will prioritize delivering on election tax cut pledges, he told the Wall Street Journal in …

Jan 17, 2025 · The biggest takeaway from Treasury secretary-designee Scott Bessent's confirmation hearing is that it's a safe bet he will be confirmed as the 79th secretary of the …

Jan 16, 2025 · Scott Bessent, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's choice to head the Treasury Department, on Thursday said that extending Trump's 2017 tax cuts that are set to expire at …

2 days ago · As head of the Treasury, 62-year-old Bessent faces pressure to address the federal debt limit and work with congressional Republicans to extend Trump’s 2017 Tax Cuts and …

2 days ago · In his confirmation hearing, Bessent warned that failure to renew $4 trillion in tax cuts expiring at the end of this year would be a "calamity" for middle-class Americans, and made …