Bessent to Meet Senators as He Preps for Treasury Secretary Vote

Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to serve as Treasury secretary, is planning to meet with several Republican senators on Wednesday as he continues to build support for his nomination.

Bessent is scheduled to hold meetings with several members of the Senate Finance Committee, the panel with jurisdiction over tax and trade policy, according to the Trump transition team. He is slated to get together with Senators Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, Thom Tillis of North Carolina, Steve Daines of Montana, Ron Johnson of Wisconsin and Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee.

Scott Bessent

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Bessent, the founder of macro hedge fund ...