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Scott Bessent: “Small and community banks drive Main Street.”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 32:47

Because for a long time you can have these jobless stock market booms. And the president is laser focused. We are laser focused on small banks because Small and community banks drive Main Street. They do the small business lending, they do the ag lending, they do the commercial real estate lending. (32:47–32:51)

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Asserts that small and community banks are crucial for Main Street's economic activity.

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