Scott Bessent: “The federal government will engage at any level necessary, whether it's the state, the county, or the…”

“Just a few months ago, the first lady came up from next door with the White House over to treasury, and we hosted an event called Fostering The federal government will engage at any level necessary, whether it's the state, the county, or the municipality, to make sure that these children have what is coming to them. And I pointed out the first lady had about 20 foster children at the presentation.” (22:45–23:01)

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