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Confirmation hearing on Scott Bessent’s nomination as secretary of treasury

Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of treasury, testifies during a Senate Committee on Finance confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 16.

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Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be secretary of treasury, testifies during a Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 16.
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Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of treasury, looks on as he testifies during a Senate Committee on Finance confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 16.
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Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of treasury, speaks as he testifies during a Senate Committee on Finance confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 16.
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Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of treasury, speaks as he testifies during a Senate Committee on Finance confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 16.
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Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of treasury, speaks as he testifies during a Senate Committee on Finance confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 16.
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Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of treasury, adjusts his glasses as he testifies during a Senate Committee on Finance confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., Jan. 16.
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Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) shakes hands with Scott Bessent, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of treasury, on the day Bessent testifies during a Senate Committee on Finance confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 16.
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Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of treasury, looks on next to his husband John Freeman and son Cole, on the day he testifies during a Senate Committee on Finance confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 16.
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Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of treasury, speaks as he testifies during a Senate Committee on Finance confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 16.
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U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) speak on the day Scott Bessent, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of treasury, testifies during a Senate Committee on Finance confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 16.
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Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of treasury, speaks next to his husband John Freeman, son Cole and daughter Caroline, on the day he testifies during a Senate Committee on Finance confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 16.
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Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of treasury, and U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speak on the day Bessent testifies during a Senate Committee on Finance confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 16.

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