Senate may vote on Trump treasury nominee Bessent this weekend, top Republican says

Published 01/23/2025, 01:43 PM
Updated 01/23/2025, 01:46 PM
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Scott Bessent, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be secretary of treasury, testifies during a Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 16, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate could vote to confirm Republican President Donald Trump's nominee for treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, this weekend, Majority Leader John Thune said on Thursday.

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Scott Bessent, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be secretary of treasury, testifies during a Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 16, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

The Senate Finance Committee approved Bessent by a 16-11 vote on Tuesday, with two Democrats voting in favor.

Republicans hold a 53-47 majority in the Senate, but Thune has complained that Democrats are using procedural maneuvers to slow the approval of some of Trump's more controversial picks, including former Fox News host Pete Hegseth for defense secretary and vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head the Department of Health and Human Services.

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