During the confirmation hearing for Scott Bessent in the Senate this week, Senator Lindsey Graham offered glowing praise to nominee Scott Bessent during his introduction.

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

President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees Scott Bessent, Doug Burgum, Lee Zeldin and Scott Turner will sit for Senate confirmation hearings Thursday.

Scott Bessent, left, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be Secretary of the Treasury, arrives with Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., right, before the Senate Finance Committee for his confirmation hearing,

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 to say at his confirmation hearing that Donald Trump has opportunity to unleash “new economic golden age.”

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Scott Bessent, US Treasury nominee, faces scrutiny from Democrats on tax policy and national debt during Senate Finance Committee hearing.

Hedge fund manager Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Treasury Secretary, will appear before the Senate Finance Committee for his confirmation hearing Thursday morning starting at 10:30 am.

Extending the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is a top economic priority, and failing to keep tax cuts in place will wreak havoc on the middle class, according to President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the Treasury Department, Scott Bessent .

Donald Trump's pick to lead the Treasury Department, Scott Bessent, is a hedge fund manager who said he favors tax cuts for billionaires