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Scott Bessent: “Proposed legislation in front of the House, in front of the…”

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

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LIVE: White House press briefing with Scott Bessent

Published | Video Starts at 06:31

Well, again, as Treasury Secretary, I have two mandates for US Currency. At present, no living person can be on US Currency and the currency must stay in God We Trust. So right now there is Proposed legislation in front of the House, in front of the Senate to change the first requirement so that a living person, Donald J. Trump, could be on a $250 bill. So it's all in the hands of the, it's all up on Capitol Hill. So at treasury, we prepare things in advance. (06:31–06:43)

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Asserts that there is proposed legislation to allow Donald J. Trump to be on a $250 bill.

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