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Senate Finance Committee lawmakers voted Tuesday to confirm President Donald Trump’s nominee for Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, a 16-11 vote of approval that sends his confirmation to the Senate for a full floor vote.
Democrat Sens. Maggie Hassan and Mark Warner joined Republicans on the panel to vote in favor of Bessent, Fox News has learned.
Before lawmakers voted Tuesday, Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, praised Bessent as a leader who “understands the challenges of everyday families.”
“He’s a person who’s lived the American dream,” Marshall said of Bessent.
Speaking to Senate lawmakers last week, Bessent outlined his desire to extend Trump’s 2017 individual tax cuts, defended Trump’s proposed tariffs, and urged harsher Russian sanctions, particularly on its oil sector.
On Monday, lawmakers unanimously voted to confirm Marco Rubio as Secretary of State.
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