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Bessent Confirmed To Lead Treasury
The Wall Street Journal|January 28, 2025
The Senate on Monday confirmed Scott Bessent as treasury secretary, putting the longtime investor at the center of President Trump's efforts to cut taxes, fight inflation and impose stiff tariffs on imports.
- BRIAN SCHWARTZ
Bessent Confirmed To Lead Treasury

The Senate approved Bessent's nomination in a 68-29 vote.

The Treasury Department is the premier economic policymaking agency in the federal government. It implements tax policy, manages the nation's debt, leads financial regulators, controls sanctions and conducts economic diplomacy.

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Bessent Confirmed To Lead Treasury
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