Trump treasury pick Scott Bessent calls for stronger Russia sanctions, Fed independence at confirmation panel
Trump Treasury Nominee Scott Bessent: More Sanctions Could Bring Russia "To The Table" On Ukraine
Treasury secretary nominee Bessent favors tax cuts, China tariffs, Russia sanctions
Trump's Treasury Pick Bessent Calls for Stronger Sanctions on Russia Over Ukraine War
Scott Bessent, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of treasury, looks on as he sits near his son Cole, on the day he testifies during a Senate Committee on Finance confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 16, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Treasury nominee calls for stronger Russia sanctions and Fed independence at confirmation panel
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Trump’s Treasury pick says he would fully back tougher sanctions on Russia to end the war
Scott Bessent, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Treasury secretary, pledged to support sanctions against Russia, including measures targeting its major oil companies. He made the statement during his Senate confirmation hearing on January 16,
Oil: Bessent is '100% on board' to raise sanctions on Russia
Scott Bessent faced questioning by lawmakers from the Senate Finance Committee earlier Thursday as part of his confirmation hearing as a Trump Cabinet nominee. With President-elect Donald Trump's proposed tariff policies making waves ahead of his re-entry into the White House,
Bessent Says '100% On Board' With Stronger Russia Sanctions
Donald Trump's Treasury secretary nominee Scott Bessent said Thursday he would support tightening sanctions on Russia if the incoming president saw it as a way toward ending the war in Ukraine.
Ratcheting up sanctions on Russian oil may be the key to Trump's plan to end the war in Ukraine
"I will be 100% on board with taking sanctions up," Treasury Secretary-pick Scott Bessent told lawmakers on Thursday.
US Treasury nominee backs Fed independence, dollar, Russia sanctions
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Treasury secretary said on Thursday that the dollar should continue to be the world's
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Bessent open to increasing sanctions on Russia
Treasury secretary nominee Scott Bessent told senators Thursday he would be “100 percent on board” with increasing sanctions on Russia’s major oil companies if President-elect Trump supports that
Scott Bessent backs Fed independence, dollar, sanctions on Russian oil
Asked whether Congress should abandon the federal debt ceiling, Bessent said that if Trump requested that, he would work with Congress to make it happen