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Scott Bessent: “There are about 70 million via eligible children.”

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

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Bessent on Trump accounts, gas prices and wage growth

Published | Video Starts at 00:28

I spoke exclusively with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessen about that. And the biggest question on the minds of Americans, affordability. We've already got the over 6 million accounts open. So and There are about 70 million via eligible children. 38% of American households have no investment in our great equity markets. And we want everyone to share in the bounty that is the US And I think this is … (00:28–00:33)

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Asserts that about 70 million children are eligible for Trump Accounts.

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