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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. MARK POCAN: My question, who pays tariffs, Mr. Secretary? Answer the questions I ask,
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 imposed by President Trump. American businesses that import goods initially pay tariffs,
Scott Bessent Hails China Progress on Fentanyl
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hailed the progress made with China on tackling fentanyl at trade talks in Switzerland, saying Beijing is "now serious" about the issue.
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 Financial Services Hearing on Wednesday: REP NYDIA VELAZQUEZ: Secretary Bessent,
International Business Times7d
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 ...
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Trump Treasury Secretary Crashes When Asked Easy Question on Tariffs
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stumbled and deflected when asked a simple, direct question about tariffs at a congressional hearing on Tuesday. “Who pays tariffs, Mr. Secretary?”
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 Treasury chief said.
US and China reach a deal to slash sky-high tariffs for now, with a 90-day pause
U.S. and Chinese officials said they had reached a deal to roll back most of their recent tariffs and call a 90-day truce in their trade war for more talks on resolving their trade disputes.
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 show: Treasury secretary taking over as top dog on Trump’s trade team
President Donald Trump’s informal elevation of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as his top adviser on trade seems to have advanced negotiations with American trading partners and eased concerns among
Bessent hopeful future US-China trade talks will lay groundwork for ‘more fulsome agreement’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent expressed optimism about continuing trade negotiations with Chinese officials after meeting in Geneva, with plans to meet again in the next few weeks to hash out a
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