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Scott Bessent: “53 million Americans have used one of these new tax…”

Featuring: Scott Bessent, Republican | Secretary of the Treasury | National

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Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, Scott Bessent, and Kelly Loeffler Brief Members of the Media

Published | Video Starts at 29:41

Again, that was oil that was on the water prior to March 11th. So all that has been used. Nick, go ahead. As you both noted, 53 million Americans have used one of these new tax exemptions the president enacted. Can you speak to not only the relief that that's bringing specifically working class Americans like waiters, bartenders, overtime workers, but also the impact this is going to have on the economy? (29:41–29:46)

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Asserts that 53 million Americans have used new tax exemptions enacted by the president.

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