Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Wyden Issues Statement on Bessent Nomination as Treasury Secretary
January 16, 2025
January 16, 2025
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on Scott Bessent's nomination as Treasury Secretary:
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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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As Prepared for Delivery
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 . . .