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Senate Finance chair hoping for Bessent confirmation vote next week
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo on Wednesday said he is hoping a full Senate confirmation vote for U.S. President Donald Trump's pick as Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, could occur next week.
Senate Finance Committee schedules Kennedy’s confirmation hearing for health secretary
The Senate Finance Committee will hold a confirmation hearing next Wednesday on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to serve as Health and Human Services secretary.
Treasury nominee Scott Bessent clears key Senate hurdle on way to likely confirmation
Treasury Secretary designee Scott Bessent’s nomination advanced past a key Senate committee Tuesday, teeing up his likely confirmation with a full floor vote in the coming days.
Bessent nomination to US Treasury clears Senate Finance Committee
The U.S. Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday voted to send the nomination of billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent as President Donald Trump's Treasury secretary on to the full Senate for approval.
Senate Finance panel advances Trump Treasury nominee Bessent
The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday advanced the nomination of Scott Bessent to serve as Treasury Secretary to the floor in a 16-11 vote that crossed party lines. Sens. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., joined committee Republicans in backing Bessent for the post, Reuters reported.
Senate committee advances Bessent's nomination for Treasury secretary
The Senate Finance Committee on Jan. 21 advanced the nomination of Scott Bessent, President Donald J. Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary, in a 16-11 vote. All 14 committee Republicans and two Democrats supported Bessent’s nomination, which will now head to the full Senate for consideration.
Senate Panel Backs Bessent Nomination for Treasury
Tuesday to support Scott Bessent’s nomination as Treasury Secretary, clearing the way for his confirmation on the Senate floor as soon as this week. All of the panel’s Republicans voted yes, along wit
Trump nominees Collins, Stefanik to face senate grilling as VA, UN picks; Bessent gets committee vote
Two more of President Trump's Cabinet picks, Doug Collins and Elise Stefanik, will receive confirmation hearings on Tuesday. His Treasury nominee, Scott Bessent, will get a committee vote.
Trump treasury nominee Bessent's Senate hearing set for Jan. 16
The U.S. Senate Finance Committee on Friday said it will hold a Jan. 16 nomination hearing on President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead the U.S. Treasury Department, Scott Bessent.
Panel approves Scott Bessent for treasury secretary, setting up Senate vote
The Senate Finance Committee voted to approve President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Treasury Department, hedge fund manager Scott Bessent. He will now move to a final confirmation vote in the Senate.
Scott Bessent’s nomination as Trump’s Treasury chief clears Senate Finance Committee
The billionaire hedge fund manager now faces a final confirmation vote in the US Senate The US Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday voted to send the nomination of billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent as US President Donald Trump's Treasury secretary on to the full Senate for approval.
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RFK Jr. to face key Senate committee hearings next week
Tthe Senate Finance Committee hearing on the nomination will be on Jan. 29, per an announcement obtained by STAT. The Senate ...
Trump Treasury pick Bessent faces Senate grilling on taxes, trade, deficits
President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Treasury secretary, hedge fund manager Scott Bessent, vowed to maintain the dollar's ...
Sen. Chris Van Hollen To Trump Nominee: It Will Be Difficult To Make Peace While You Believe Israel Has "Biblical Right" To Entire West Bank
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, during a confirmation hearing Tuesday with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, expressed dismay ...
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Daybreak Jan. 22: Trump expands Feb. 1 tariff threat; trade partners poised to respond
President Donald Trump is doubling down on his assertion that new tariffs could hit next month. He told reporters Tuesday ...
Ayotte names 15 members to 'efficiency' commission
Captains of state government, private business, education and politics make up the 15-person Commission on Government Efficiency (COGE) that Gov. Kelly Ayotte announced Tuesday. Several have past ties ...
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Idaho Legislature introduces two private school bills
Two new private school choice bills emerged in the Legislature — one from the Idaho House and one from the Idaho Senate.
With SC’s finances under SEC investigation, lawmakers seek financial ‘babysitter’
An outside forensic auditing firm recommended the state hire a third-party compliance officer after determining most of a ...
GOP moderates see Trump as strong ally on their tax deduction push
That's one of the big takeaways from POLITICO Playbook’s First 100 Days: Tax Reform event, where a trio of lawmakers who discussed the GOP push for tax cuts.