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Scott Bessent: “Oliver Wyman believes that we've created 2.5 trillion of…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 07:57

That takes the longest. But we're seeing it. We're seeing it. Treasury and the financial regulators, safe and sound deregulation in the banking system. Getting more lending into the regulated banking system. Oliver Wyman believes that we've created 2.5 trillion of lending capacity that can go. I have made a big push on Main street with small banks, community banks, because they power Main street. And I think we Wall street can do well. (07:57–08:04)

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Asserts that Oliver Wyman estimates a $2.5 trillion increase in lending capacity.

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