Senate confirms Bessent as Treasury secretary in bipartisan vote - Washington Examiner

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

64% : "Today, I believe that President Trump has a generational opportunity to unleash a new economic golden age that will create more jobs, wealth, and prosperity for all Americans," Bessent said.
61% : Bessent was a close economic adviser to Trump during the campaign and has pledged to support the president's "America first" agenda.
61% : On his first day in office, Trump signed a memorandum on inflation.
50% : Bessent will be a close adviser to Trump on tariff policy.
46% : Rather, the president signed a memorandum that directed his administration to study trade policies and examine trade relationships with allies and adversaries alike.
35% : Trump has promised beefed-up tariffs as a way to capture revenue for the federal government and correct trade imbalances, although he declined to apply additional tariffs right out of the gate.
31% : He urged Trump to embrace a "3-3-3" policy, which would mean pushing for 3% gross domestic product growth, cutting the deficit to 3% of gross domestic product by 2028, and increasing energy production by the equivalent of 3 million barrels of oil per day.

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