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Rep. Mark Pocan Grills Treasury Secretary Bessent: "Who Pays Tariffs?"
Democratic Rep. Mark Pocan asked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday during House testimony: "Who pays tariffs?" REP.
Democrat presses Bessent: Who pays tariffs?
During an oversight hearing, Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) pressed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent over who pays the tariffs ...
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Trump Treasury Secretary Crashes When Asked Easy Question on Tariffs
U.S. Judge Beryl Howell issued a permanent injunction against the president Friday night, ruling that his executive order ...
Bessent on both sides moving tariffs down by 115%
Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent is speaking right now in Geneva. "We have reached an agreement on a 90-day pause and substantially moved down the tariff levels," he said, as both sides moved down reciproc ...
Bessent to Rep. Velazquez: Telling You Details In Public Would Be "Detrimental" To Trade Negotiations
Rep. Nydia Velazquez grandstands while questioning Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent about ongoing trade negotiations during a ...
Trump tariffs live updates: Bessent hails 'substantial progress' as US-China talks wrap up
The US and China both pointed to progress after high-stakes trade talks over the weekend, with both sides building optimism ...
Dow futures jump nearly 1,000 points as U.S.-China agree to cut tariffs: Live updates
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said talks with China had been “very productive.” Both countries agreed to cut “recipricol” ...
Treasury Secretary Bessent sells tariffs rhetoric to Wall Street by talking up deregulation and tax cuts
At the Milken conference, Scott Bessent emphasized how tariffs, tax cuts, and deregulation will solidify America as 'the home ...
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Treasury Secretary Falters as Democratic Lawmaker Asks Who Pays Tariffs: 'It's a Very Complicated Question'
Mark Pocan (D-WI) was clearly unsatisfied with the stumbling response from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent when asked who pays tariffs. Bessent stammered, eventually telling Pocan, "It's a ...
Bessent Hails ‘Productive’ U.S.-China Trade Talks
The Treasury secretary cited progress and promised more details Monday. Beijing said the two sides agreed to start a formal ...
Trump’s lifelong belief in tariffs is about to face its acid test
President Donald Trump’s faith in tariffs is undimmed by a dose of negative US growth and signs of a looming supply crunch.
US debt on ‘unsustainable’ path, admits Scott Bessent
US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent has warned that America’s government debt is on an “unsustainable” path. Donald Trump’s ...