This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. Distribution and use of this material are governed by our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. For non-personal use or to order multiple copies, please contact The Epoch Times Reprints.
Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for treasury secretary, arrives for a meeting with Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington on Dec. 10, 2024. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
The U.S. Senate will continue its slate of high-stakes hearings to consider President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominations days before his inauguration.
Billionaire financier Scott Bessent, whom Trump tapped to head the Treasury Department, will headline the Jan. 16 schedule and appear before the Senate Finance Committee.