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At one point, Rep. Mark Pocan (D., Wisc.) tried unsuccessfully to get Bessent to answer the question: “Who pays tariffs?” ...
Democratic Rep. Mark Pocan asked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday during House testimony: "Who pays tariffs?" REP.
During an oversight hearing, Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) pressed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent over who pays the tariffs ...
Rep. Nydia Velazquez grandstands while questioning Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent about ongoing trade negotiations during a ...
Trump Commerce Sec. Howard Lutnick said dockworkers and truck drivers worried about jobs should "be positive because the ...
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 ...
While exporters are likely to welcome the tariff reduction agreement, the effective rates of taxation are still complex – and ...
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.
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?” ...
"He agreed they could send 100,000 cars into America and only pay a 10% tax ... Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that the Trump administration is considering a tariff reprieve on some ...
President Donald Trump’s faith in tariffs is undimmed by a dose of negative US growth and signs of a looming supply crunch.
This is arguably the best outcome that China could have hoped for,” said Trey McArver, co-founder of research firm Trivium ...