Senate confirms Scott Bessent as treasury secretary

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : Bessent, a past supporter of Democrats who once worked for George Soros, has become an enthusiastic supporter of Trump.
59% : Scott Bessent testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for treasury secretary However, he faced pushback from Democrats on unpaid tax liabilities.
56% : Negotiating the extension of those tax cuts will be one of his major responsibilities even as he has also pushed for 3 percent annual growth, significant trims to deficits and increasing domestic oil production by 3 million barrels a day.
56% : Democrats say Bessent has engaged in tax avoidance by failing to pay nearly $1 million in Medicare taxes related to his limited partnership in his hedge fund.
47% : Trump took his time before settling on Bessent as his nominee.
45% : He also mulled over billionaire investor John Paulson and Howard Lutnick, whom Trump tapped for commerce secretary.
31% : Trump promises tax cuts and threatens tariffs at meeting of global elite in Davos The South Carolina resident will be the first openly gay individual in the role, a historic first as Trump seeks novel ways to implement a policy agenda driven by both billionaire business leaders with concerns over regulations and a populist base that wants government leaders to fight for them.

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