Today, the Senate voted to confirm Scott Bessent as Secretary of the Treasury in a vote of 68-29. Groundwork Collaborative Executive Director Lindsay Owens reacted with the following statement:
“A billionaire hedge fund manager who doesn’t pay his own taxes is now Trump’s right-hand man for another massive tax break for the ultra-wealthy. The president is filling his cabinet with one goal in mind: more tax giveaways for the wealthy and corporations.”
Email press@groundworkcollaborative.org to speak with one of Groundwork’s experts about Bessent and tax policy in 2025.