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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.
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‘AI boom’ will make up for IRS workforce cuts, Treasury secretary says
Scott Bessent told House lawmakers that better IT and artificial intelligence will “enhance collections” at the tax agency, ...
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 ...
Treasury sanctions Chinese refinery, 3 port companies for buying, delivering Iranian oil
The Treasury Department sanctioned a Chinese refinery and three port operators for dealing with Iranian oil in violation of U.S. policy.
Treasury secretary touts ‘golden age economy’ in Milken speech but says little on tariffs
Scott Bessent predicted that “trading relations will be stronger” but largely avoided the topic of tariffs in an onstage ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defends the 'strategic uncertainty' of Trump's trade talks: 'Nobody's better at creating this leverage'
Scott Bessent told ABC News on Sunday that some of the countries looking to negotiate with Trump should curb their ...
Brazil's treasury secretary suggests raising spending limit in 2027
The spending limit established by Brazil's fiscal framework should be raised from 2027 to incorporate the excess of ...
Summers Says Taiwan Dollar Jump Spotlights Treasury Math Problem
Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers said the recent surge in the currency of Taiwan — a major investor in American ...