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Bessent Sidesteps Whether Trump Still Wants Canada as a State
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent redirects a question about Canadian statehood toward trade negotiations and Prime Minister Mark Carney.
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· Judiciary Insight · White HouseBessent Defends a Warning Period Before Expanding Iran Sanctions
Scott Bessent says immediate secondary sanctions could destabilize the global financial system, defending a phased campaign against countries doing business with Iran.
· Judiciary Insight · White HouseBessent Calls Target’s $1 Billion Tariff Refund Corporate Welfare
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent criticizes a reported $1 billion tariff refund to Target and says the government will seek to restore tariff revenue through Section 301 duties.
· Judiciary Insight · White HouseBessent Says Growth Is the Way Out of $40 Trillion Debt
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says economic growth, fiscal consolidation, and tariff revenue are central to the administration’s response to the national debt.
· Judiciary Insight · HouseSean Casten Presses Bessent Over Tariffs and Inflation
Rep. Sean Casten confronts Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent with a 2024 statement that tariffs are inflationary and asks him to correct his earlier testimony.