Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Wyden Issues Statement at Hearing on Treasury Nomination
January 23, 2025
January 23, 2025
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following statement from a Jan. 16, 2025, confirmation hearing for Scott Bessent to be secretary of the Treasury:
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In a Trump economy the winners' circle is small, and it's dominated by the ultra-wealthy. Working people and the middle class are on the outside looking in, and Trump and his advisors are indifferent to the problems they face every da . . .
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In a Trump economy the winners' circle is small, and it's dominated by the ultra-wealthy. Working people and the middle class are on the outside looking in, and Trump and his advisors are indifferent to the problems they face every da . . .