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WATCH LIVE: Scott Bessent testifies to Senate on 2027 budget request

By Brady Knox

Published April 22, 2026 9:09am ET | Updated April 22, 2026 9:09am ET

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WATCH LIVE: Scott Bessent testifies to Senate on 2027 budget request — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies before the House financial services committee on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, in Washington. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is testifying before the Senate appropriations committee on President Donald Trump’s 2027 budget request.

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His testimony is slated to begin at 10 a.m.

Bessent is likely to field questions about the war in Iran’s impact on the United States’s financial situation and the effects of U.S. sanctions.

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