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Senate committee advances nomination for Trump Treasury pick
The Senate Finance Committee voted 16-11 on Tuesday morning to advance the nomination of Scott Bessent, President Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary. Sens. Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Maggie Hassan
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
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.
Sen. Wyden, top Democrat on panel, says voters won't get the economic change they want from Bessent or Trump
Sen. Ron Wyden, the Oregon Democrat who is the ranking minority member on the Senate Finance panel, said that voters won't get the economy change they want from the Trump economic team. In his opening statement,
Panel approves Scott Bessent for treasury secretary, setting up Senate vote
Scott Bessent testified before the Senate Finance Committee, where the expiring Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was a major point of conversation.
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.
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'That Defies Common Sense': Ron Wyden Goes Scorched Earth On Trump Nominee During Senate Hearing
Duing the confirmation hearing for Scott Bessent in the Senate this week, Senator Ron Wyden went scorched earth on nominee to ...
Wyden touts the virtues of ‘chutzpah’ in new book
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) says Congress sometimes resembles a “poorly produced WWE wrestling match,” and getting the House and ...
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Sen. Wyden offers way forward for progressives in new book ‘It Takes Chutzpah’
As Trump returns to the White House with Republicans in charge of the House and Senate, Democrats are searching for a way forward. Ron Wyden, the second-most senior Senate Democrat, offers strategies ...
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Wyden Decided Against Protecting the Owyhee. Oregonians May Not Get Another Chance Soon
Presidents can designate national monuments unilaterally. But as WW reported last year, Oregon’s senior Democratic U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden declined the opportunity to ask Biden to make the Owyhee ...
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Zuckerberg cozying up to Trump is ‘truly awful’ and he wants to ‘reconsolidate’ media: Sen. Wyden
Senate confirmation hearings for President-elect Trump’s Cabinet finished its first week with as many questions as it started with for some Democratic senators. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., ...
Finance Democrats seek assurances from Bessent on taxes ahead of vote
Senate Finance Democrats want Scott Bessent to submit to an IRS audit and release his tax filings ahead of panel vote Tuesday ...
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Sen. Wyden offers way forward for progressives in new book
As Trump returns to the White House with Republicans in charge of the House and Senate, Democrats are searching for a way forward. Ron Wyden, the second-most senior Senate Democrat, offers ...
Confirmation hearings day 3 highlights: Doug Burgum, Scott Bessent and other Cabinet picks face Senate questions
Latest news and live updates as the Trump administration prepares for office next week. Follow live as Senate confirmation ...