2 days ago · 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 in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Jan 16, 2025 · Hearing to Consider the Anticipated Nomination of Scott Bessent, of South Carolina, to be Secretary of the Treasury Date: Thursday, January 16, 2025 Time: 10:30 AM Location: 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Jan 17, 2025 · Bessent sat in front of the Senate Finance Committee for his confirmation hearing, where he told lawmakers that the U.S. faces economic calamity if Congress does not renew provisions of...

TREASURY SECRETARY DESIGNEE SCOTT BESSENT . CONFIRMATION HEARING STATEMENT . JANUARY 16, 2025 . Embargoed until 10:30am: Chairman Crapo, Ranking Member Wyden, Members of the Finance Committee: It is an honor and privilege to be considered by this Committee as the President's nominee for Secretary of the Treasury.

2 days ago · During his confirmation hearing earlier this month, Bessent voiced support for making the 2017 tax cuts permanent and argued that the issue with the federal budget is spending, and not revenues ...

2 days ago · Item 1 of 2 Scott Bessent, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be secretary of treasury, testifies during a Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington ...

2 days ago · Mr. Bessent, who is the first openly gay Treasury secretary, said during his confirmation hearing that he was previously turned away from public service opportunities because of his sexual ...

2 days ago · Bessent testifies before the Senate Finance Committee during his confirmation hearing for Treasury Secretary in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 16, 2025.

2 days ago · Bessent, 62, founded hedge fund Key Square Capital Management. Before that, he spent most of his career at Soros Capital Management, including as chief investment officer from 2011 to 2015. During his confirmation hearing, Bessent warned of economic disaster if Trump's 2017 tax cuts aren't extended, calling the effort"the single most important ...

3 days ago · The Senate voted 68 to 29 to confirm Scott Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund manager, as the next Treasury secretary. Needed for confirmation Needed for confirmation Mr. Bessent, who formerly ...