WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A majority of the U.S. Senate on Monday backed President Donald Trump’s nomination of Scott Bessent to be Treasury secretary and thus a leading voice in managing the country’s economic, fiscal and sanctions policies, as voting continued. (Reporting by Richard Cowan; Editing by Leslie Adler)
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Bessent confirmed as Treasury secretary by majority of Senate; voting continues
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A majority of the U.S. Senate on Monday backed President Donald Trump’s nomination of Scott Bessent to be Treasury secretary and thus a leading voice in managing the country’s economic, fiscal and sanctions policies, as voting continued.
(Reporting by Richard Cowan; Editing by Leslie Adler)