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Scott Bessent: “Passing the one big beautiful bill on July 4th was an…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 08:07

Okay, the look, I will do what the president wants, but I think that we are making great gains here at Treasury. We've had a busy five, six months out of the blocks and we've got a lot to do. Passing the one big beautiful bill on July 4th was an incredible achievement by the President, by Speaker Johnson, by Leader Thune. But now treasury is tasked with the implementation. Mr. Secretary, as you think about interest rates, we've heard from the president talking about what he would describe as too late, Powell. (08:07–08:17)

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Asserts that a significant bill was passed on July 4th, credited to the President, Speaker Johnson, and Leader Thune.

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