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Who Pays For Tariffs? ‘It’s a Very Complicated Question,’ Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Says.
At one point, Rep. Mark Pocan (D., Wisc.) tried unsuccessfully to get Bessent to answer the question: “Who pays tariffs?” ...
Rep. Mark Pocan Grills Treasury Secretary Bessent: "Who Pays Tariffs?"
Democratic Rep. Mark Pocan asked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday during House testimony: "Who pays tariffs?" REP.
Democrat presses Bessent: Who pays tariffs?
During an oversight hearing, Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) pressed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent over who pays the tariffs ...
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Trump Treasury Secretary Crashes When Asked Easy Question on Tariffs
U.S. Judge Beryl Howell issued a permanent injunction against the president Friday night, ruling that his executive order ...
Bessent to Rep. Velazquez: Telling You Details In Public Would Be "Detrimental" To Trade Negotiations
Rep. Nydia Velazquez grandstands while questioning Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent about ongoing trade negotiations during a ...
Bessent sees tariff agreement as progress in ‘strategic' decoupling with China
The trade pact reached over the weekend represents another stage in the U.S. shaking its reliance on Chinese products, the ...
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Treasury Secretary Falters as Democratic Lawmaker Asks Who Pays Tariffs: 'It's a Very Complicated Question'
Mark Pocan (D-WI) was clearly unsatisfied with the stumbling response from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent when asked who pays tariffs. Bessent stammered, eventually telling Pocan, "It's a very ...
Treasury Secretary Bessent sells tariffs rhetoric to Wall Street by talking up deregulation and tax cuts
At the Milken conference, Scott Bessent emphasized how tariffs, tax cuts, and deregulation will solidify America as 'the home ...
US and China agree to lower tariff levels, 90-day pause
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters the two sides had agreed on a 90 day pause on measures and that tariffs would ...
US and China to slash tariffs for 90 days as Trump and Xi likely to talk 'maybe at the end of the week'
US and China agreed to a 90-day pause on their trade war following high-stakes talks this past weekend in Switzerland.
Bessent says China ‘ignored their obligations’ on trade under Biden
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Chinese Communist Party did not follow through on its previous trade deal with the United States because the Biden administration failed to enforce it.