Scott Bessent Confirmed as Treasury Secretary, Giving Him a Key Role in Extending Trump's Tax Cuts

The Associated Press
11:02 JST,
January 28, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Senate confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent on Monday to serve as President Donald Trump’s treasury secretary, giving him the delicate balancing act of cutting taxes and curbing deficits while putting forward a plan on tariffs that doesn’t jeopardize gr...
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