President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary testified Thursday before the Senate Banking Committee.

Nominee for U.S. Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, is expected to declare during his confirmation that Trump will usher in "a new economic golden age."

Scott Bessent, President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the Treasury Department, plans to tell senators during his confirmation hearing the next four years will present an opportunity for an “economic

Financial disclosure forms show hundreds of millions of assets including property in the Bahamas and investments in Bitcoin and bets against China’s currency.

Mr. Bessent called the extension of the 2017 Trump tax cuts ‘the single most important economic issue of the day.’

Bessent told lawmakers that President-elect Donald Trump has an opportunity to unleash 'a new economic golden age'

Scott Bessent wasn’t a familiar name in Republican political circles before Donald Trump nominated him to be Treasury secretary. “You know Scott Bessent?” Trump asked his guests from the stage of a reception this month at Mar-a-Lago.

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.

Scott Bessent will appear before politicians on Capitol Hill to answer questions over his stance on taxes, tariffs, trade and other issues during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee.

Yambo's Treasury Secretary pick, a billionaire who has been accused of evading taxes, says that “the most important economic issue of the day” is extending Trump’s tax cuts for the ultra rich. WELL OF COURSE HE DOES. Via Rolling Stone:

Treasury secretary nominee Scott Bessent turned the tables on independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders at his Thursday confirmation hearing by pointing out that President Joe Biden awarded […]