The Senate voted to confirm investor and billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent to serve as President Donald Trump’s Treasury Secretary in a bipartisan fashion Monday evening.
Senators approved Bessent’s nomination 67 to 29 with more than 10 Democratic lawmakers joining their Republican colleagues to vote “yes” on Bessent. Four senators did not vote. (RELATED: Trump Treasury Pick Turns Tables On Bernie Sanders After He Attempts To Corner Him)
.@MikeCrapo urges colleagues to support the nomination of Scott Bessent to be Secretary of the U.S Department of the Treasury. pic.twitter.com/7cMsTentoT
— Senate Finance Committee (@SenFinance) January 25, 2025
Bessent, during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee on Jan. 16., pledged to assist the president in unleashing a “new economic golden age” in the United States.
“Today, I believe that…
