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 ...
Bessent ducks when asked whether he agreed with Biden's warning of a rise of a new American oligarchy
Bessent seemed reluctant to answer when he was asked by Sen. Bernie Sanders, independent from Vermont, if he agreed with President Biden's warning on Wednesday night of a rising "oligarchy" forming in ...
Trump’s Treasury pick rejects minimum wage hike, champions tax breaks
Scott Bessent summarized the incoming administration’s perspective perfectly: Yes to tax breaks for the wealthy, no to ...
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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Sanders and Bessent go head-to-head on oligarchy forming in the U.S.
Bernie Sanders and Scott Bessent went head-to-head during the latter's Senate Confirmation Hearing about the oligarchy ...