Scott Bessent Shuts Down Democratic Rep During Hearing: 'It Would Be Detrimental to the Interests of the US to Answer That Question'
Few things are more frustrating to the American public than watching elected officials prioritize grandstanding over governance. But during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Wednesday, Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-NY) delivered a particularly egregious example of political theater—one that had Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent holding the line to